Ma Qizhi (; born November 1943) is a Chinese politician who served as chairman of Ningxia from 1997 to 2007. Ma was a member of the 14th and

16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 2002 to 2007. It held seven plenary sessions. It was set in motion by the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. The 15th Central Committee preceded it. ...

and an alternate of the

15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1997 to 2002. The 14th Central Committee preceded it. It was followed by the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. This was the first Central Committee ...

. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the

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Biography

Ma was born into a Hui family in Jingyuan County,

Ningxia Ningxia, officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region in Northwestern China. Formerly a province, Ningxia was incorporated into Gansu in 1954 but was later separated from Gansu in 1958 and reconstituted as an autonomous ...

, in November 1943, during the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. In 1963, he entered

Central University for Nationalities The Minzu University of China (MUC) is a National Key Universities, national public university in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the National Ethnic Affairs Commission of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Do ...

, and forced to work in the Beidahuang 3168 Troops after graduation in 1968. He was a teacher at Angang Yucheng Middle School in October 1969 and

Yinchuan Yinchuan is the capital of the Ningxia, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, and was the capital of the Tangut people, Tangut-led Western Xia, Western Xia dynasty. It has an area of and a total population of 2,859,074 according to the 2020 C ...

No. 2 Middle School in March 1970. He joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

(CCP) in 1972. Beginning in March 1973, he served in several posts in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Committee of the

Communist Youth League of China The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC; also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League or CYL) is a people's organization of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, r ...

, including deputy director, secretary-general, and deputy secretary. He was deputy party secretary of

Guyuan Guyuan ( zh, c=固原, p=Gùyuán ), formerly known as Xihaigu ( zh, links= , c=西海固, p=xīhǎigù, Xiao'erjing: قُ‌يُوًا شِ) or Dayuan (), is a prefecture-level city in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republi ...

in June 1983, and held that office until October 1985, when he became deputy head of the Organization Department of the CCP Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee. He was appointed deputy party secretary of Yinnan (now Wuzhong) in September 1988, concurrently holding the governor position. He was made head of the Propaganda Department of the CCP Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee in March 1991 and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee, the region's top authority. He was elevated to deputy party secretary of Ningxia in April 1993. In December 1997, he took office as chairman of Ningxia, and held the position for ten years. He became vice chairperson of the

National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress () is one of nine special committees of the National People's Congress, the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. The special committee was created ...

, and soon was appointed chairperson of the

National People's Congress Ethnic Affairs Committee The Ethnic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress is one of ten special committees of the National People's Congress. The special committee was created during the first session of the 1st National People's Congress in September 1 ...

in March 2008.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ma, Qizhi 1968 births Living people People from Guyuan Hui people Minzu University of China alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Ningxia Chinese Communist Party politicians from Ningxia Members of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Alternates of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress Chairpersons of the National People's Congress Ethnic Affairs Committee Chairpersons of Ningxia