9th Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)

The 9th Military Region of Vietnam People's Army, is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam, tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defending the Mekong Delta.

• Command Headquarters: Cần Thơ
• Commander: Lieutenant General Trần Phi Hổ (12/2007)
• Political Commissar: Major General Đinh Văn Cai
• Deputy Commander cum Chief of Staff: Major General Nguyễn Phương Nam (2010)

Agencies

• Department of Staff
• Department of Politics
  • Division of Organisation
  • Division of Cadre
  • Division of Policy
  • Division of Propogendar and Training
  • Division of Thoughts and Culture
  • Military Court of Military Zone
  • Military Procuratorate of Military Zone
• Department of Logistics
• Department of Technique
• Office of Command of 9th Military Zone

Units

• Military Command of Cần Thơ Municipality
• Military Command of An Giang Province
• Military Command of Bạc Liêu Province
• Military Command of Bến Tre Province
• Military Command of Cà Mau Province
• Military Command of Đồng Tháp Province
• Military Command of Hậu Giang Province
• Military Command of Kiên Giang Province
• Military Command of Sóc Trăng Province
• Military Command of Tiền Giang Province
• Military Command of Trà Vinh Province
• Military Command of Vĩnh Long Province
• Military School of Military Zone
• 121st Military Hospital
• 4th Infantry Division
• 8th Infantry Division
• 330th Infantry Division
• 25th Combat Engineer Brigade: honoured as Hero of People's Armed Forces in 2005
• 6th Artillery Brigade
• 226th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
• 29th Signal Brigade

Successive Commander and Leadership

Commanders

• Senior Colonel Đồng Văn Cống (1964–1969), Major General (1974), Trung tướng (1980)
• Senior Colonel Lê Đức Anh (1969–1974)
• Lieutenant General Lê Đức Anh (1976-June 1978): Colonel General (1980), General (1984), Chief of General Staff of Vietnam People's Army (1986–1987), Minister of Defence (1987–1991), President of Vietnam (1992–1997)
• Major General Nguyễn Chánh (1978–1979): Lieutenant General (1984), Director of the General Logistics Department
• Lieutenant General Trần Văn Nghiêm (1979–1983)
• Lieutenant General Nguyễn Thới Bưng (1983–1986)
• Lieutenant General Nguyễn Đệ (1986–1996)
• Lieutenant General Nguyễn Văn Tấn (1996–2000)
• Lieutenant General Huỳnh Tiền Phong (2000–2007)
• Lieutenant General Trần Phi Hổ (2007–present).

Political Commissioners, Deputy Commanders of Politics

• Lieutenant General Nguyễn Hùng Phong
• Major General Lê Văn Tưởng (1976–1978)
• Major General Bùi Văn Huấn: promoted to Lieutenant General, Deputy Director of the General Political Department, member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
• Major General Nguyễn Việt Quân: member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
• Major General Đinh Văn Cai