2009 in Vietnam
The following are events that happened during 2009 in Vietnam.
Incumbents
- Party General Secretary: Nông Đức Mạnh
- President: Nguyễn Minh Triết
- Prime Minister: Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
- Chairman of the National Assembly: Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Events
- January 25 – Gianh River boat accident
- February 22 – Dung Quất Refinery were inaugurated
- February 23 – China and Vietnam marked the final demarcation of land border
- May 31 – First H1N1 case in Vietnam
- September 27 – 150 monks were forced to leave Bát Nhã Temple
- September 29 – Typhoon Ketsana made landfall in Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces
- October 30–November 8 – 2009 Asian Indoor Games
Deaths
- February 22 – Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng, cardinal
- May 10 – Trần Nam Trung, Defence Minister of Republic of South Vietnam
- May 20 – Nguyễn Bá Cẩn, Prime Minister of South Vietnam
- June 10 – Nguyễn Khắc Ngư, prelate
- September 7 – Paul Lê Đắc Trọng, bishop
- October 14 – Vũ Dân Tân, painter