Qin Jiwei
| Qin Jiwei | |
|---|---|
| 秦基偉 | |
| Qin Jiwei in 1955 | |
| State Councilor of China | |
| In office 12 April 1988 – 29 March 1993 | |
| Premier | Li Peng | 
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 12 April 1988 – 29 March 1993 | |
| Premier | Li Peng | 
| Preceded by | Zhang Aiping | 
| Succeeded by | Chi Haotian | 
| Political Commissar of the Beijing Military Region | |
| In office September 1977 – January 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Liu Zihou | 
| Succeeded by | Yuan Shengping | 
| Commander of the Chengdu Military Region | |
| In office 1973 – October 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Liang Xingchu | 
| Succeeded by | Liu Xingyuan | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 November 1914 Hong'an County, Hubei, China | 
| Died | 2 February 1997 (aged 82) Beijing, China | 
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | 
| Children | Qin Weijiang Qin Tian | 
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | People's Republic of China | 
| Branch/service | People's Liberation Army Ground Force | 
| Years of service | 1927–1993 | 
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) Chinese Civil War (1946–1950) Korean War (1950–1953) | 
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Qin Jiwei (simplified Chinese: 秦基伟; traditional Chinese: 秦基偉; pinyin: Qín Jīwěi; 16 November 1914 – 2 February 1997) was a general of the People's Republic of China, Minister of National Defense and a member of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo.
Qin Jiwei was born to a poor peasant family in Huang'an (now Hong'an), Hubei Province of China in November 1914.