The 9th Military Region of

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, is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam, tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defending the Mekong Delta. * Command Headquarters:

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* Commander:

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Nguyễn Xuân Dắt * Political Commissar: Major General Hồ Văn Thái * Deputy Commander cum Chief of Staff: Major General Trương Minh Khải

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

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* 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

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(1969–1974) * Lieutenant General

(1976-June 1978): Colonel General (1980), General (1984), Chief of General Staff of Vietnam People's Army (1986–1987), Minister of

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(1987–1991),

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(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 (2007–2011) * Lieutenant General Nguyễn Phương Nam (2011–2015) * Lieutenant General Nguyễn Hoàng Thủy (2015–2020) * Lieutenant General Nguyễn Xuân Dắt (2020–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

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* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Việt Quân: member of

* Lieutenant General Đinh Văn Cai * Lieutenant General Huỳnh Chiến Thắng: member of

, then promoted to Deputy Chief of General Staff of Vietnam People's Army * Major General Nguyễn Văn Gấu: member of

, then promoted to Deputy Director of the General Political Department * Major General Hồ Văn Thái {{Coord, 10.1, 105.6, display=title Military regions of the People's Army of Vietnam