Chinese Ambassador to Iraq
Incumbent
Cui Wei
since 26 April 2022
AppointerThe President
pursuant to a National People's Congress Standing Committee decision
Inaugural holderLi Tiezheng
Formation31 July 1943; 80 years ago (1943-07-31)
WebsiteChinese Embassy – Baghdad

The Chinese Ambassador to Iraq is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Iraq.

List of representatives

Republic of China

Name Chinese name Appointment Term end Notes
Li Tiezheng 李铁铮 July 31, 1943 August 16, 1946 also accredited in Teheran (*1906 in Hunan January 28, 1990), In March 1943, Nationalist China's first legation was inaugurated in Baghdad, and Li Tiezheng was appointed modern China's first minister to Iraq. Since then, the Iraqi royal house maintained amicable relations with Chiang Kai-shek.
Sheng Zhongliang 盛忠亮 1950 1954 Chargé d'affaires
Chih-Ping Chen 陈质平 October 1956 May 1958
  • In March 1956 the legation was upgraded to an embassy.
  • After meeting with Abd al-Karim Qasim, Chen decided to break relations with Iraq, and flew the entire embassy staff with their families out of Baghdad on a chartered commercial plane.[1]

People's Republic of China

Name Chinese name Appointment Term end Observations
Chen Zhifang 陈志方　 September 1958 September 1960
Zhang Weilie 张伟烈　 September 1960 November 1965
  • From 1971 February to 1974 May he was ambassador in Rabat (Morocco).
  • From October 1974 to April 1978 he was ambassador in Almaty (Mongolia).
  • From July 1978 to June 1981 Ambassador in Bangkok Thailand.
Cao Chi 曹痴 April 1966 February 1967
  • From May 1955 to March 1, 1960 he was Mayor of Changsha.
  • From April 1966 to February 1967 he was Ambassador in Bagdhad Iraq
  • From September 1972 to November 1977 he was Ambassador in Katmandu (Nepal).
  • From March 1978 to July 1982 he was Ambassador in Nikosia (Cyprus).
Gong Dafei 宫达非 December 1970 January 1973
  • From January 1973 to July 1978 he was Ambassador in Kinshasa (Zaire).
Hu Chengfang 胡成放 February 1973 May 1974
Zhao Xingzhi 赵行志 August 1974 November 1976
  • From August 1971 to May 1974 he was Ambassador to Cameroon.
Hou Yefeng 侯野峰 September 1977 December 1984
Zhang Junhua 张俊华 January 1985 June 1988
  • From January 1978 to March 1982 he was Ambassador to Benin.
  • From June 1982 to November 1984 he was Ambassador to Zambia.
Zheng Jianying 郑剑英 January 1988 March 1990
  • From February 1983 - October 1985 Ambassador to Bangladesh
Zheng Dayong 郑达庸 June 1990 May 1994
  • From June 1989 to June 1990 he was Ambassador North Yemen / Yemen.
  • From June 1990 to May 1994 he was Ambassador Iraq.
  • From December 1993 to August 1997 he was Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Sun Bigan 孙必干 June 1994 August 1998
  • From September 1990-April 1994 he was Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
  • From June 1994 to August 1998 was Ambassador to Iraq
  • From April 1999 to October 2002 he was Ambassador to Iran.[2]
Zhang Weiqiu 张维秋 September 1998 March 2003
  • From December 1995 to August 1998 he was Ambassador to the Sudan.
Yang Honglin 杨洪林 October 2004 October 2005
  • From December 2000 - October 2003 he was Ambassador to Bahrain.
  • From October 2004 - October 2005 he was Ambassador to Iraq.
  • From November 2007 - October 2011 he was Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Li Huaxin 李华新 November 2005 February 2007
  • From April 2007 to August 2011 he was Ambassador to Syria.
  • Since June 2016 he is Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Chen Xiaodong 陈晓东 February 2007 May 2008
  • Since June 2015 he is Ambassador to Singapore
Chang Yi 常毅 June 2008 September 2011
Ni Jian 倪坚 November 2011 November 2013
Wang Yong 王勇 December 2013 February 2016
Chen Weiqing 陈伟庆 March 2016 February 2019
Zhang Tao 张涛 March 2019 April 2022
Cui Wei 崔巍 April 2022 Incumbent

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References

  1. ^ Chih-Ping Chen
  2. ^ Sun Bigan
  3. ^ "中华人民共和国外交部". Fmprc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  4. ^ Lamb, Malcolm (2003). Directory of Officials and Organizations in China - Malcolm Lamb - Google Books. ISBN 9780765610201. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  5. ^ "历任驻伊大使". Iq.chineseembassy.org. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  6. ^ "Chinese Ambassadors to the Republic of Iraq". Iq.chineseembassy.org. 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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