Ms. Chau Thi Dong was born in 1949 in Phu Nhuan village, Phuoc Thuan, Ninh Phuoc, Ninh Thuan. She is the leader of the "Betel and Areca" Club in Phu Nhuan village. She is passionate about many types of Cham heritage from Ariya, Folk songs to Cham dance. She is very passionate about preserving and promoting national cultural heritage, especially the traditional cultural heritage of the Cham people.

Despite her advanced age (75 years old), she is still devoted and passionate about social activities and preserving the cultural identity of her people. She is the founder of the “Betel and Areca” club, a Cham cultural organization for the elderly in the village, and is in charge of teaching the Cham language to the group and the villagers. She is an inspiration for the younger generation because of her great contributions.

Recognizing the priceless value of Cham cultural heritage, Ms. Chau Thi Dong is a long-time collaborator of the Ninh Thuan Cham Cultural Research Center. Her quiet but meaningful work is contributing to the preservation of Cham cultural heritage and is a shining example of responsibility for the Cham community.

Mr. Kieu Tang Lang, born in 1962 in Van Lam 3 village, Phuoc Nam, Thuan Nam, Ninh Thuan. His current occupation is Gru urang (Shaman), since childhood he has been passionate about the traditional culture of his people. He is very passionate about the field of preserving and promoting national cultural heritage, especially the traditional cultural heritage of the Cham people, including epic poems (Ariya) and Cham folk songs, he knows many Cham folk songs.

He is a shining example of responsibility in preserving and promoting the value of the intangible cultural heritage of the Cham people. He always actively participates in mobilizing the young generation of Cham people to preserve and promote the inherent heritage of their people. He upholds the spirit of preserving the national cultural identity, and inspires the young generation in preserving the traditional cultural heritage of the Cham people.

Nai Van Vuon, born in 1991, in Thanh Duc village, Phuoc Huu, Ninh Phuoc, Ninh Thuan. His current occupation is an amateur singer. Coming from a family with a passion for music, Nai Van Vuon has been exposed to musical melodies since childhood, especially traditional Cham melodies. Up to now, Vuon has memorized many Cham songs, including Cham folk songs.

Currently, Vuon's image is loved by the Cham community inside and outside the province for his soulful melodies in the folk music genre as well as today's Cham music. And currently, Vuon is a collaborator of Ninh Thuan Television Station. It can be said that Nai Van Vuon is an exemplary Cham youth and a person with passion in the field of preserving and promoting the national cultural heritage, especially the traditional music heritage of the Cham people, a shining example for the Cham youth generation to follow.

Meritorious Artisan Phu Binh Don, born in 1946, in Tan Bon village, Phuoc Ninh commune, Thuan Nam district, Ninh Thuan. He is a shining example of dedication and passion in the field of preserving and promoting national cultural heritage, especially the traditional music heritage of the Cham people. Currently, he is both a maker of Cham musical instruments and teaches Ginang drums and Saranai trumpets to young generations of Cham people and knows the melodies of Cham folk songs.

With his profound knowledge of Cham cultural heritage and skillful techniques in making Cham musical instruments, he has contributed to preserving and spreading the soul of Cham music, adding pride to the national cultural identity. Thanks to his tireless efforts, Cham music has been successfully preserved and promoted, contributing to the diversity and richness of Vietnam's cultural heritage.

In addition, he is also a shining example of community responsibility. He always actively participates in mobilizing people to well implement the Party's policies and guidelines and the State's laws and policies. With his great contributions to the cause of preserving and promoting the value of Cham ethnic cultural heritage, Mr. Phu Binh Don is completely worthy of being nominated and honored as a typical advanced example in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas of Ninh Thuan province for the first time in 2024.

Mr. Ba Trung Ky, born in 1954 in Van Lam 3 village, Phuoc Nam, Thuan Nam, Ninh Thuan. He is a member of the Cham customs committee of Van Lam village, a person with a passionate soul for music, he knows many songs composed about the Cham people, including Cham folk melodies and Cham epics (Ariya).

He is a very dedicated person, devoted to social activities and preserving the cultural identity of his people. Currently, he is participating in a program to teach musical instruments to the young Cham generation in the province. He hopes that the young Cham generation will feel and absorb the value of their national cultural heritage, from which the Cham cultural heritage can be preserved and promoted. He is also a shining example, a source of inspiration for the young generation to learn and follow.

Basaih: Quang So, born in 1954, in Phuoc Hau, Ninh Phuoc, Ninh Thuan. He is a dignitary of the Brahman/Ahiér religion. He is a prestigious elder in the village and in the Cham community following Brahmanism.

As a dignitary, in addition to his religious work, he is a shining example of dedication and passion in the field of preserving and promoting national cultural heritage. He knows many epic poems (Ariya), folk songs and scriptures in sacrificial rituals.

It can be said that he is a person with a high sense of responsibility in preserving the national cultural identity. Although his work is quiet, it is meaningful and contributes to preserving the cultural heritage of the Cham people in general and the Cham folk heritage in particular.

Mr. Thanh Van Luy is a Kadhar (Kanyi musician) dignitary, a folk religious dignitary who specializes in performing rituals in the Cham community and clan. He was born in 1954 in Binh Nghia village, Bac Son commune, Thuan Bac district, Ninh Thuan.

As a dignitary, in addition to performing rituals, he also collects and stores documents on Cham cultural heritage, including documents on Cham folk songs. In addition, he has a very good voice, but because of his increasing age, he cannot remember all the melodies of Cham folk songs, but today he is the one who still preserves many documents on Cham ethnic cultural heritage.

His quiet but meaningful work is actively contributing to the preservation of Cham cultural heritage, deserving to be honored and a shining example of dedication and passion in the field of preserving and promoting national cultural heritage.

Mr. Lai Lau, born in 1954, in Binh Nghia village, Bac Son, Thuan Bac, Ninh Thuan. As a prestigious elder in the village and in the Cham community following Brahmanism, he was honored by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ninh Thuan province as an excellent artisan in the category of Intangible Cultural Heritage. He knows many Cham folk songs, Cham epics, Cham folk tales...

His main job is to make Cham musical instruments (Ginang drums), teach basic knowledge about making traditional musical instruments and participate in classes to teach Ginang drums to the younger generation. Since childhood, he has been passionate about the heritage left by his father, he researched, explored, and often interacted with the elderly in the village, from which his mind was imbued with the values of Cham cultural heritage.

He is also a shining example of community responsibility. He always actively participates in mobilizing people to implement the Party's policies and guidelines and the State's laws and policies. With a high sense of responsibility, he upholds the spirit of preserving the national cultural identity, and his quiet but meaningful work contributes to preserving the cultural heritage of the Cham people in general and the Cham folk song heritage in particular.

Mr. Kieu Thanh Nhan, born in 1947 in Van Lam 3 village, Phuoc Nam, Thuan Nam, Ninh Thuan. He is a Maduen dignitary (Baranâng drum master), specializing in performing rituals in the community and in the clan, which are Rija rituals such as: Rija Nâgar, Rija Harei, Rija Praong... and is a prestigious elder in the village.

Currently, he still preserves many ancient Cham documents, including Cham folk songs. In addition to his work as a dignitary, he also participates in opening classes to teach Cham musical instruments (Ginang drums) and Baranang drums to young generations in the Cham community.

As an elder and a prestigious person in the community, he always has a high sense of responsibility in preserving and promoting the national cultural identity. It can be said that he is a shining example of dedication and passion in the field of preserving and promoting cultural heritage, especially the traditional musical heritage of the Cham people and is a shining example for Cham descendants to follow.

Mr. Sam Tanh is a Maduen dignitary (Baranâng drum master), specializing in performing rituals in the community and in the clan, which are Rija rituals such as: Rija Nâgar (sending off the ancestors ceremony), Rija Harei (daytime dance ceremony), Rija Praong (big dance ceremony)... He was born in 1947 in Binh Nghia village, Bac Son, Thuan Bac, Ninh Thuan.

Currently, he participates in the elders association, the customs committee and is a prestigious person in the Cham Binh Nghia village community. As a dignitary, he also preserves many ancient documents of the Cham people, including the Cham folk song genre - a cultural heritage that is in danger of being lost and needs to be preserved and promoted.
As an elder and a prestigious person in the community, he always has a high sense of responsibility in preserving and promoting the national cultural identity. He always encourages the young generation of Cham in the village to be proud of their national identity. He is very enthusiastic in participating in the musical instrument teaching class organized by the British Council. In addition, he also knows how to make Cham musical instruments (Ginang drum and Baranang drum).

It can be said that he is a shining example of dedication and passion in the field of preserving and promoting cultural heritage, especially the traditional musical heritage of the Cham people, and is a shining example for Cham descendants to follow.