Phan Anh

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Phan. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Anh.

Phan Anh (1912–1990) was a Vietnamese lawyer and politician. He was the Minister of Ministry of Youth in the first cabinet of Empire of Vietnam, the second Minister of Defence of Vietnam (March 1946 to May 1946) and held the position of Minister of Ministry of Industry and Trade (Vietnam) from 1955 to 1976.^[1]

Lawyer Phan Anh
First Cabinet of Independent Vietnam
2nd Minister of Defence (Vietnam)
In office March 1946 – May 1946
Prime Minister	Hồ Chí Minh
Preceded by	Chu Văn Tấn
Succeeded by	Võ Nguyên Giáp
Personal details
Born	1912 (1912) Đức Thọ, Hà Tĩnh, Annam (French protectorate)
Died	1990 (aged 77–78) Việt Nam
Military service
Allegiance	Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Branch/service	People's Army of Vietnam

In 2020, Ministry of Home Affairs (Vietnam) validated Phan Anh Foundation - a non-profit foundation established by Madame Đỗ Hồng Chỉnh (Phan Anh's widow), and historian Dương Trung Quốc [vi], that supports and encourages culture and education development as well as community science.^[2]