Nhượng was born on December 16th, 1948. Nhượng'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, Tuân, Đàm, Luận and Thúy-Hồng. He is the second oldest of the six children.