Former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai passed away at 1:30 on March 17 at Cu Chi, Ho Chi Minh City, aged 85. Let's take a look back over his time as PM of Vietnam through a collection of photos by VNA.


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Prime Minister Phan Van Khai talks to ethnic students on his visit to Bac Kan boarding school in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan on January 16, 1988. 

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Prime Minister Phan Van Khai visits and presents gifts to “heroic mother” Pham Thi Day, whose three children were killed in action during the war, in Binh Thanh commune, Binh Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai on March 8, 1998. 

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Prime Minister Phan Van Khai meets with local residents in An Sinh communes, Dong Trieu district, the northern province of Quang Ninh, following his visit to An Sinh Temple on April 9, 2000. 

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Prime Minister Phan Van Khai is on a field trip to inspect a flood control project in the Hong (Red) River in Hanoi on December 9, 2001. 

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Prime Minister Phan Van Khai attends the launching ceremony of Tan De Bridge over the Red River, which connects Thai Binh and Nam Dinh provinces, on February 8, 2002. 

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Prime Minister Phan Van Khai inspects the guard of honour during a visit to the Vietnam People’s Navy on August 2, 2005. 

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Prime Minister Phan Van Khai (left) and US President George W. Bush shake hands in the White House on his visit to the US on June 21, 2005. 

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Prime Minister Phan Van Khai (left) hold talks with US President George W. Bush in the White House on June 21, 2005. 

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Prime Minister Phan Van Khai (left) hold talks with US President George W. Bush in the White House on June 21, 2005. 

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Former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai is honoured with the 55-year Party membership badge at a ceremony on December 8, 2014.

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Former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai attends the celebration to mark the Vietnam News Agency’s 70th founding anniversary in Ho Chi Minh City on September 15, 2015. 

VNA