Nguyễn Vĩnh Nghi was a Lieutenant general in the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).
1954: He was promoted to a rank of captain and was appointed to the position of deputy battalion commander of the Vietnamese Republican Army.
This promotion was "despite long-standing and justified accusations of corruption" and under his command the division's "combat effectiveness slowly sank.
On 30 October 1974, he was replaced as IV Corps commander by Major general Nguyễn Khoa Nam due to his corruption.
[3] [4][1]: 390 He then replaced Lieutenant general Nguyen Van Minh as Commander of the Thủ Đức Military Academy.