Huang Jiemin

Huang Jiemin (; born April 1954) is a Chinese diplomat who served as Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Libya, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.

Biography

Huang was born in April 1954 in Shanghai and traces his ancestral roots to Bao'an, Guangdong. In 1979, he graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University with a degree in Arabic and entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.

During the early stages of his diplomatic career, Huang served in the Department of West Asian and North African Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and held overseas postings at the Chinese embassies in Lebanon and Syria. He later also worked in the General Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1996 to 2000, Huang served as counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Jordan. Between 2000 and 2003, he returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as counselor and later deputy director-general of the Department of West Asian and North African Affairs.

In September 2003, Huang was appointed Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Libya, serving until June 2008. In June 2008, he became Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Kuwait, remaining in office until February 2012. In March 2012, Huang was appointed Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the United Arab Emirates, succeeding Gao Yusheng. He left the post in November 2014 and was succeeded by Chang Hua.