Ngo Huynh was born in 1923 in the district of Phu Loc in the province of Thua Thien. In this district he was a member of the youth association’s committee, worked for the military intelligence committee, and also worked in propaganda-training (tuyen huan). In the district of Phu Vang, he was a member of the district standing bureau as well as the Lien Viet vice-chairman.