Huang Zhen

Huang Zhen (; born December 1933) is a Chinese diplomat and former ambassador who served as Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the United Arab Emirates and previously as Ambassador to South Yemen.

Biography

Huang was born in December 1933 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. He studied at the Department of Foreign Languages of Fudan University and later at the Department of Eastern Languages of Peking University. After entering China's diplomatic service, Huang specialized in Middle Eastern and Arab affairs. During his diplomatic career, he served in a number of overseas postings and positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.

His overseas assignments included service at Chinese diplomatic missions in Iraq, the Yemen Arab Republic, Syria, and Algeria. He also held positions in the Translation Office and the Department of West Asian and North African Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In June 1986, Huang was appointed Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to South Yemen, serving until March 1989. In December 1988, Huang succeeded Hu Changlin as Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the United Arab Emirates. He remained in office until September 1991, when he was succeeded by Liu Baolai.