Ma Bufang

Ma Bufang
Ma Bufang
馬步芳
	Lieutenant General Ma Bufang
1st Ambassador of the Republic of China to Saudi Arabia
	In office; 9 August 1957 – 3 June 1961
President	Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Bao Junjian
Governor of Qinghai
	In office; 5 Mar 1938 – 5 Sep 1949
Preceded by	Ma Lin
Succeeded by	Zhao Shoushan
Personal details
Born	1903; Linxia County, Gansu, Qing Empire
Died	31 July 1975 (aged 71–72); Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Nationality	Republic of China (renounced); Saudi Arabia
Political party	Kuomintang
Spouse	Ma Suqin
Children	Ma Jiyuan
Alma mater	Officers' Training Corps of Qinghai
Awards	Order of the Sacred Tripod
Nickname	King of Qinghai
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of China
Years of service	1928–1949
Rank	General
Unit	Ninghai Army
Commands	Chairman of Qinghai Province, Commander-in-Chief of 40th Army Group
Battles/wars	Sino-Tibetan War, Long March, Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War, Ili Rebellion, Kuomintang Pacification of Qinghai

Ma Bufang (1903 – 31 July 1975) (traditional Chinese: 馬步芳; simplified Chinese: 马步芳; pinyin: Mǎ Bùfāng; Wade–Giles: Ma³ Pu⁴-fang¹, Xiao'erjing: مَا بُ‌فَانْ) was a prominent Muslim Ma clique warlord in China during the Republic of China era, ruling the province of Qinghai.^[3]^[4] His rank was lieutenant-general.^[5]

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