Luận was born on December 19th, 1954 in Hà-nội. Luận's father is Khoa and his mother was Thanh-Thảo Phan. His paternal grandparents were Ngạc and Nhất Trần thị. He has four brothers and a sister, named Khiêm, Nhượng, Tuân, Đàm and Thúy-Hồng. He is the youngest of the six children.