Hồ Chí Minh Prize


The Hồ Chí Minh Prize is an honorary award given by the government of Vietnam in recognition of cultural and/or scientific achievement. The prize was established by decree in 1981, and has been awarded in 1996, 2000, 2005 and 2012, often posthumously. The prize is named for Ho Chi Minh, who was chairman and founder of the Workers' Party of Vietnam, that is considered one of the highest honors bestowed by Vietnam.

Recipients

1996

Social sciences
Medicine
  • Hồ Đắc Di
  • Nguyễn Văn Hưởng
  • Đặng Vũ Hỷ
  • Phạm Ngọc Thạch
  • Tôn Thất Tùng
  • Đỗ Xuân Hợp
  • Đặng Văn Ngữ
  • Đặng Văn Chung
  • Trần Hữu Tước
  • Nguyễn Xuân Nguyên
  • Trương Công Quyền
  • Đỗ Tất Lợi
  • Hoàng Tích Mịnh
Natural sciences and engineering
Agriculture
  • Lương Định Của
  • Bùi Huy Đáp
Literature
Fine arts
Photography
Theatre
  • Học Phi
  • Trần Hữu Trang
  • Tống Phước Phổ
  • Đào Hồng Cẩm
  • Tào Mạt
Folk Arts
Music
Dance
  • Nguyễn Đình Thái Ly
Film
  • Nguyễn Hồng Sến
Architecture

2000

Sciences
  • Various awards
Literature
Fine Arts
Photography
Theatre
Music

2005

Sciences
Literature
Theatre
  • Nguyễn Đình Quang
Film

2012

Social sciences
Natural Sciences
  • 49 prizes shared
  • Lê Bá Thảo
  • Nguyễn Tăng Cường
  • Trần Quang Ngọc
Medicine
  • 8 prizes shared
Music
Theatre
  • Nguyễn Đình Nghi
  • Dương Ngọc Đức
  • Sỹ Tiến
Literature