Following the path of his predecessor Võ Văn Kiệt, Khải promoted extensive international integration and led Vietnam to overcome the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis.

Due to failure to resolve the corruption situation, on 27 June 2006, Khải, together with President Trần Đức Lương and Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Văn An, Voluntarily submitted a resignation letter before finishing their term.

Phan Văn Khải was born on 25 December 1934 in Tan Thong Hoi commune, Củ Chi District, Saigon[3] in French Indochina.

After the end of the first Indochina War and the subsequent partition of the country, Pham Van Khai took the opportunity to emigrate to North Vietnam.

Phan Văn Khải was considered as a moderate reformer who acted in support of the country's economic opening within the political range of Vietnam.

[9] Before the period when he took over as prime minister, Vietnam's economy was struggling to cope with the difficulties and challenges of the times, especially the fierce ideological conflicts when the leaders in the Party were still in power.

In that context, Phan Văn Khải made great efforts to lobby the Politburo to change its view on the private economy and self-employment.

[10] In the early stages of Khải's term as prime minister, the regional economic situation was very unstable, the 1997 Asian financial crisis had a strong impact on the Vietnamese economy.

He has inherited and promoted many policies and strong innovative thinking of previous Prime Minister Võ Văn Kiệt.

Although Vietnam officially joined the WTO not during his time in power, during his term, it was Khải and Advisor Vo Van Kiet who were the strongest supporters of the negotiation process.

[12] In his role as Prime Minister of Vietnam, Khải has made many official visits for the first time to many countries, especially Western countries such as Canada,Sweden, England... but most notable is his trip to the United States as a leader of a unified Vietnam, the first Vietnamese Prime Minister to make a trip to the United States.

During this period, before promulgating or deciding on any important issue, he sent documents to the consulting group for consideration before and after listening to the advice, he officially made a decision.

[16] On 16 June 2006, he decided to retire from his position one year before the end of his term, after the Party Congress, at the National Assembly session (along with Trần Đức Lương, Nguyễn Văn An).

"What I am concerned about is why some weaknesses in the socio-economic and public apparatus have been recognized for a long time, and many policies and measures have been proposed to overcome them, but the change is very slow, even Even if you're present, things will get worse.

"[16] His wife was Nguyễn Thị Sáu, former deputy director of Ho Chi Minh City's Planning and Investment Department.