Tề was born on October 3rd, 1924. Tề's father was Thúc and his mother was Hậu Nguyễn quí. His paternal grandparents were Tiêu and Cưu Đinh. He has two brothers and three sisters, named Bảo, Túy, Chúc, Uy and Bình-Minh. He is the second oldest of the six children.