List of ambassadors of China to the Maldives

The Chinese ambassador in Malé is the official representative of the Government in Beijing to the Government of the Maldives.

Ambassador of China to the Maldives
Incumbent
Wang Lixin
since September 6, 2021
Inaugural holderSze Sung-hsi
FormationJuly 1, 1966
Websitehttp://mv.china-embassy.org

List of representatives

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Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation ambassador Chinese language
zh:中国驻马尔代夫大使列表
Observations Premier of the People's Republic of China President of the Maldives Term end
July 26, 1965 Independence of the Maldives from the United Kingdom. Yen Chia-kan Muhammad Fareed Didi
July 1, 1966 Sze Sung-hsi [de] zh:斯頌熙 Taiwan opened in Malé an embassy headed by Sze Sung-hsi, who was at this time the only resident ambassador in Malé. Yen Chia-kan Muhammad Fareed Didi April 1, 1967
August 1, 1968 Liu Hsin-yu 刘新玉
  • former ambassador to Botswana.
Yen Chia-kan Muhammad Fareed Didi August 1, 1969
August 1, 1969 Chang Chung-jen (taiwanese diplomat) [de] 张仲仁 Yen Chia-kan Ibrahim Nasir July 1, 1972
October 14, 1972 The governments in Beijing and Malé establish diplomatic relations. Zhou Enlai Ibrahim Nasir
July 1, 1970 Ma Ziqing zh:马子卿 with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka).
  • From June 1965 to December 1966 he was ambassador in Mali
  • From July 1970 to February 1973 he was ambassador in Colombo Ceylon / Sri Lanka"
Zhou Enlai Ibrahim Nasir February 1, 1973
March 1, 1973 Huang Mingda (PRC diplomat) zh:黄明达 with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka).
  • From March 1973 to May 1977 he was ambassador in Colombo Sri Lanka.
  • September 1977 to October 1979 he was ambassador in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  • From July 1982 to June 1985 he was ambassador in Myanmar.[1]
Zhou Enlai Ibrahim Nasir May 1, 1977
September 1, 1977 Sun Shengwei zh:孙盛渭 with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka).(*May 1917 in Shandong )
  • From August 1971 to May 1977 he was ambassador in Kuwait
  • From September 1977 to January 1981 he was ambassador in Sri Lanka
  • From May 1981 to January 1985 he was ambassador in Finland.
Hua Guofeng Ibrahim Nasir January 1, 1981
March 1, 1981 Gao E zh:高鄂 with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka). Zhao Ziyang Maumoon Abdul Gayoom October 1, 1984
November 1, 1984 Zhou Shanyan zh:周善延 with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka). Zhao Ziyang Maumoon Abdul Gayoom June 1, 1987
September 1, 1987 Zhang Ruijie zh:张瑞杰 with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka).
  • From July 1985 to June 1987he was ambassador in Ethiopia
  • From September 1987 to August 1991 he was ambassador in Sri Lanka"
Li Peng Maumoon Abdul Gayoom August 1, 1991
September 1, 1991 Zhang Lian zh:张联 with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka). Li Peng Maumoon Abdul Gayoom December 1, 1993
December 1, 1993 Zhang Chengli zh:张成礼 with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka).(*1993)
  • From September 1993 to February 1995 he was ambassador in Sri Lanka.
  • From April 1995 to January 1999 he was ambassador in Pakistan.
Li Peng Maumoon Abdul Gayoom February 1, 1995
March 1, 1995 Chen Defu zh:陈德福 with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka). Li Peng Maumoon Abdul Gayoom May 1, 1999
June 1, 1999 Zhang Yun (PRC diplomat) zh:张云 (外交官) with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka).
  • From May 2004 to February 2007 he was ambassador in Singapore
  • From June 1999 to June 2000 he was ambassador in Sri Lanka"
Zhu Rongji Maumoon Abdul Gayoom June 1, 2000
July 1, 2000 Jiang Qinzheng zh:江勤政 with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka). Zhu Rongji Maumoon Abdul Gayoom February 1, 2003
April 1, 2003 Sun Guoxiang zh:孙国祥 with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka).
  • From April 2003 to November 2006 he was ambassador in Sri Lanka
  • From November 2006 to September 2008 he was ambassador in Ankara (Turkey).
  • From November 2008 to September 2011 Ambassador in Hanoi (Vietnam).
  • From 2011 to December 2014 Chinese Consul General in New York
Wen Jiabao Maumoon Abdul Gayoom November 1, 2006
December 1, 2006 Ye Dabo zh:叶大波 with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka).
  • From May 2004 to October 2006 he was ambassador in Dominica.
  • From December 2006 to February 2009 he was ambassador in Sri Lanka
  • From January 2009 to September 2010 he was ambassador in Myanmar.
Wen Jiabao Maumoon Abdul Gayoom January 1, 2009
January 1, 2009 Yang Xiuping zh:杨秀萍
  • From February 2009 to June 2012 he was ambassador in Colombo Sri Lanka his coaccredition in Malé is disputed.
  • From March 2002 to January 2005 he was ambassador in Lithuania.
  • Since July 2012 he is permanent representative at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Wen Jiabao Mohamed Nasheed October 1, 2011
October 1, 2011 Yu Hongyao zh:余洪耀
  • From August 2007 to January 2011 he was ambassador in Mongolia.
  • From October 2011 to December 2013 he was ambassador with residence in Malé Maldives
Wen Jiabao Mohamed Nasheed December 1, 2013
December 1, 2013 Wang Fukang 王福康 [2] Li Keqiang Mohamed Nasheed
August 28, 2017 Zhang Lizhong [3] Li Keqiang Abdulla Yameen September 6, 2021
September 6, 2021 Wang Lixin [4] Li Keqiang Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

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References

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  1. ^ Wolfgang Bartke (2012). Who was Who in the People's Republic of China: With more than 3100 Portraits (reprint ed.). Walter de Gruyter. p. 169. ISBN 9783110968231.
  2. ^ Wang Fukang
  3. ^ "H.E. Zhang Lizhong, New Ambassador of the People's Republic of China Commences His Term in the Maldives". Embassy of the People's Republic of China, Malé. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. ^ "新任驻马尔代夫大使王立新向萨利赫总统递交国书" [Newly appointed Ambassador to the Maldives Wang Lixin presented his credentials to President Solih]. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. 6 September 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ "驻马尔代夫共和国历任大使" [Ambassadors to the Republic of Maldives]. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017.