Ma Hongbin

Ma Hongbin
马鸿宾
General Ma Hongbin
Governor of Gansu[1]
In office
November 1930 – December 1931
Preceded byWang Zhen (Wang Chen)
Succeeded byMa Wenche (Ma Wen-ch'e)
Governor of Ningxia (1st time)
In office
7 Jan 1921 – Dec 1928
Preceded byMa Fuxiang (Ma Fu-hsiang)
Succeeded byMen Zhizhong (Men Chih-chung)
Governor of Ningxia (2nd time)
In office
1948–1949
Preceded byMa Hongkui
Succeeded byPan Zili (P'an Tzu-li)
Personal details
BornSeptember 14, 1884
Linxia County, Gansu
DiedOctober 21, 1960(1960-10-21) (aged 76)
Lanzhou
NationalityHui
Political partyKuomintang
ChildrenMa Dunjing (1906–1972)
AwardsOrder of Leopold (Belgium)[2]
Nickname"Ma the Kind Man"
Military service
Allegiance Qing Dynasty
 Republic of China
 People's Republic of China
Years of service1910–1960
RankGeneral
UnitMa clique
Battles/warsSecond Zhili–Fengtian War, Central Plains War, War in Ningxia (1934), Long March, Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War

Ma Hongbin (Chinese: 马鸿宾, Xiao'erjing: مَا خٌ‌بٍ, September 14, 1884 – October 21, 1960), was a prominent Chinese Muslim warlord active mainly during the Republican era, and was part of the Ma clique. He was the acting Chairman of Gansu and Ningxia Provinces for a short period.[3]

  1. ^ Hung-mao Tien (1972). Government and politics in Kuomintang China, 1927–1937. Stanford University Press. p. 186. ISBN 0-8047-0812-6. Retrieved June 28, 2010. ma hung-pin.
  2. ^ Ann Heylen (2004). Chronique du Toumet-Ortos: looking through the lens of Joseph Van Oost, missionary in Inner Mongolia (1915-1921). Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press. p. 203. ISBN 90-5867-418-5. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  3. ^ Paul Preston; Michael Partridge; Antony Best. British documents on foreign affairs: reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. From 1946 through 1950. Asia, Volume 1. University Publications of America. p. 37. ISBN 1-55655-768-X. Retrieved June 28, 2010.