Qin Jiwei
Former Minister of National Defense of China
Qin Jiwei 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, Hubei Province of China in November 1914. Wikipedia
Born: November 16, 1914, Hongan, Huanggang, China
Died: February 2, 1997 (age 82 years), Beijing, China
Children: Qin Weijiang and Qin Tian
Education: PLA Military Academy (1957)
Party: Communist Party of China
Previous offices: State Councillor of China (1988–1993) and Minister of National Defense of China (1988–1993)
Battles/wars: Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945); Chinese Civil War (1946–1950); Korean War (1950–1953)