Tran Dinh Hoan, former Politburo and Secretariat member of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Committee and head of its Commission for Organisation and Personnel, passed away on March 25 at the age of 72.

The announcement, made on behalf of the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, said that the deceased would be given a State funeral.

The memorial service will begin at 7am on March 27 at the State Funeral Hall at 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street , Hanoi .

He will be buried at the Mai Dich National Cemetery in the capital./.