State funeral of former PM Phan Van Khai on March 20-21A State funeral will be held on March 20-21 for former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, who passed away on March 17. Former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai. The burial ceremony is scheduled at 11:00 am the same day in his hometown – Tan Thong Hoi commune, Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City. Former Politburo member and former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai passed away at 1:30 on March 17 at Cu Chi, Ho Chi Minh City, aged 85. Phan Van Khai was born on December 25, 1933 in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City.