# List of ambassadors of China to the Maldives

The Chinese ambassador in Malé is the official representative of the Government in Beijing to the Government of the Maldives.

## List of representatives

| Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | ambassador | Chinese language zh:中国驻马尔代夫大使列表 | Observations | Premier of the People's Republic of China | President of the Maldives | Term end |
| July 26, 1965 | | | Independence of the Maldives from the United Kingdom. | Yen Chia-kan | Muhammad Fareed Didi | |
| July 1, 1966 | Sze Sung-hsi [de] | zh:斯頌熙 | Taiwan opened in Malé an embassy headed by Sze Sung-hsi, who was at this time the only resident ambassador in Malé. | Yen Chia-kan | Muhammad Fareed Didi | April 1, 1967 |
| August 1, 1968 | Liu Hsin-yu | 刘新玉 | former ambassador to Botswana. | Yen Chia-kan | Muhammad Fareed Didi | August 1, 1969 |
| August 1, 1969 | Chang Chung-jen (taiwanese diplomat) [de] | 张仲仁 | | Yen Chia-kan | Ibrahim Nasir | July 1, 1972 |
| October 14, 1972 | | | The governments in Beijing and Malé establish diplomatic relations. | Zhou Enlai | Ibrahim Nasir | |
| July 1, 1970 | Ma Ziqing | zh:马子卿 | with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka). From June 1965 to December 1966 he was ambassador in Mali From July 1970 to February 1973 he was ambassador in Colombo Ceylon / Sri Lanka" | Zhou Enlai | Ibrahim Nasir | February 1, 1973 |
| March 1, 1973 | Huang Mingda (PRC diplomat) | zh:黄明达 | with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka). From March 1973 to May 1977 he was ambassador in Colombo Sri Lanka. September 1977 to October 1979 he was ambassador in Kabul, Afghanistan. From July 1982 to June 1985 he was ambassador in Myanmar. | Zhou Enlai | Ibrahim Nasir | May 1, 1977 |
| September 1, 1977 | Sun Shengwei | zh:孙盛渭 | with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka).(*May 1917 in Shandong ) From August 1971 to May 1977 he was ambassador in Kuwait From September 1977 to January 1981 he was ambassador in Sri Lanka From May 1981 to January 1985 he was ambassador in Finland. | Hua Guofeng | Ibrahim Nasir | January 1, 1981 |
| March 1, 1981 | Gao E | zh:高鄂 | with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka). | Zhao Ziyang | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | October 1, 1984 |
| November 1, 1984 | Zhou Shanyan | zh:周善延 | with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka). | Zhao Ziyang | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | June 1, 1987 |
| September 1, 1987 | Zhang Ruijie | zh:张瑞杰 | with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka). From July 1985 to June 1987he was ambassador in Ethiopia From September 1987 to August 1991 he was ambassador in Sri Lanka" | Li Peng | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | August 1, 1991 |
| September 1, 1991 | Zhang Lian | zh:张联 | with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka). | Li Peng | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | December 1, 1993 |
| December 1, 1993 | Zhang Chengli | zh:张成礼 | with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka).(*1993) From September 1993 to February 1995 he was ambassador in Sri Lanka. From April 1995 to January 1999 he was ambassador in Pakistan. | Li Peng | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | February 1, 1995 |
| March 1, 1995 | Chen Defu | zh:陈德福 | with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka). | Li Peng | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | May 1, 1999 |
| June 1, 1999 | Zhang Yun (PRC diplomat) | zh:张云 (外交官) | with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka). From May 2004 to February 2007 he was ambassador in Singapore From June 1999 to June 2000 he was ambassador in Sri Lanka" | Zhu Rongji | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | June 1, 2000 |
| July 1, 2000 | Jiang Qinzheng | zh:江勤政 | with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka). | Zhu Rongji | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | February 1, 2003 |
| April 1, 2003 | Sun Guoxiang | zh:孙国祥 | with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka). From April 2003 to November 2006 he was ambassador in Sri Lanka From November 2006 to September 2008 he was ambassador in Ankara (Turkey). From November 2008 to September 2011 Ambassador in Hanoi (Vietnam). From 2011 to December 2014 Chinese Consul General in New York | Wen Jiabao | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | November 1, 2006 |
| December 1, 2006 | Ye Dabo | zh:叶大波 | with residence in Colombo (Sri Lanka). From May 2004 to October 2006 he was ambassador in Dominica. From December 2006 to February 2009 he was ambassador in Sri Lanka From January 2009 to September 2010 he was ambassador in Myanmar. | Wen Jiabao | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | January 1, 2009 |
| January 1, 2009 | Yang Xiuping | zh:杨秀萍 | From February 2009 to June 2012 he was ambassador in Colombo Sri Lanka his coaccredition in Malé is disputed. From March 2002 to January 2005 he was ambassador in Lithuania. Since July 2012 he is permanent representative at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. | Wen Jiabao | Mohamed Nasheed | October 1, 2011 |
| October 1, 2011 | Yu Hongyao | zh:余洪耀 | From August 2007 to January 2011 he was ambassador in Mongolia. From October 2011 to December 2013 he was ambassador with residence in Malé Maldives | Wen Jiabao | Mohamed Nasheed | December 1, 2013 |
| December 1, 2013 | Wang Fukang | 王福康 | | Li Keqiang | Mohamed Nasheed | |
| August 28, 2017 | Zhang Lizhong | | | Li Keqiang | Abdulla Yameen | September 6, 2021 |
| September 6, 2021 | Wang Lixin | | | Li Keqiang | Ibrahim Mohamed Solih | |
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