Singer Ngoc Son shares his pride when his PhD brother becomes university dean

Ba Ria – Vung Tau University announced the decision to appoint Dr. Pham Ngoc Hai (aka singer Ngoc Hai) as Head of the Faculty of Tourism – Health.

"The appointment of a dean who is a businessman with high professional qualifications, prestige, and practical experience shows special concern for students and output quality," the school's website informed.

Singer Ngoc Son is proud of his younger brother Ngoc Hai's new role. The artist is always proud of his parents who are teachers. His father is the former principal of the Southern Student School in Hanoi. His mother is the former principal of Bac Lieu Secondary School.

Dr. Pham Ngoc Hai (singer Ngoc Hai, second from right) at the appointment ceremony.

"With family tradition, I am happy and proud that my younger brother Ngoc Hai was appointed Head of Department at Ba Ria - Vung Tau University. Thank you to the school leaders for their favor and trust in giving Hai this important responsibility. I believe that with his talent, Hai will not disappoint the school leaders' trust and achieve even more success in the future," he said.

To Ngoc Son, Ngoc Hai is a very filial and polite younger brother, always sociable, studious and dedicated.

For his part, singer Ngoc Hai feels honored to return to his "old home" of Ba Ria - Vung Tau University. He is aware of the great responsibility and pressure when taking on a new role. According to him, "balancing between roles is not easy".

Brothers Ngoc Son and Ngoc Hai.

Ngoc Hai is Ngoc Son's younger brother, a promising young singer of the 1990s. Among the three singer brothers, Ngoc Hai is considered more handsome than his older brother Ngoc Son and younger sister Ngoc Ha.

As a child, his family was poor, the three brothers had to catch crabs, snails, and sing at weddings to help their parents. Later, Ngoc Hai went to Saigon to work as a freight forwarder, silversmith, and car repairman to make a living.

Thanks to his brother Ngoc Son, Ngoc Hai entered showbiz. Promoted by musician Minh Vy in the tapeDrizzle 1With Tai Linh, the name Ngoc Hai suddenly became a star "overnight".

After recording a few more numbersDrizzle, Ngoc Hai self-produced the music seriesLove life 1, 2, 3... with his brothers, continuously reaping success.

After a period of singing, Ngoc Hai tried his hand at business. He opened a film translation studio, an entertainment company, and then a fruit export factory. In 2003, the singer officially retired to focus on business.

In 2007, Ngoc Hai attended Paris School of Management to get a master's degree and then continued to study for a doctorate in business administration.

Now, after 20 years of retirement, Ngoc Hai is a successful businessman, running a large enterprise in Ba Ria - Vung Tau. He is also a delegate of the People's Council of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Club and Chairman of the Tourism Association of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province for many years.