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Wei Fenghe

Military · Politician

Wei Fenghe is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Wei Fenghe · Wej Feng-che · Вей Фенхе · Вэй Фэнхэ · 魏凤和 · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Fenghe Wei · Ngụy Phượng Hòa · Wei Fenghe · Вэй Фэнхэ · 魏鳳和				[sources]
Birth date	1954-02-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Chiping District				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	China				[sources]
Country	China				[sources]
Citizenship	China				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Last name	Wei				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7929529				[sources]
Position	Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China (2018-2023) · National People's Congress deputy (-2024) · National People’s Congress (member, 2013-) · State councillor (2018-2023)				[sources]
Religion	atheism				[sources]
Ethnicity	Han Chinese people				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

12th Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of Cjhina

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-11

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National People’s Congress	2013-03-05	-
Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China	2018-03-19

Data sources

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Source data IDs: evpo-44f14c90-468a-4642-acc9-1d868dd705df · us-cia-china-wei-fenghe-min-of-national-defense · us-cia-china-wei-fenghe-state-councilor-state-council · us-cia-china-wei-fenghe-minister-of-national-defense

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