Che Dalha
| Che Dalha | |
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| ཆེ་དགྲ་ལྷ 齐扎拉 |
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| Chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region | |
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Assumed office 15 January 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Losang Jamcan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1958 (age 58) Zhongdian County, Yunnan |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater |
Yunnan Nationalities University Central Party School |
Che Dalha (Tibetan: ཆེ་དགྲ་ལྷ; born August 1958), also romanized as Qizhala (Chinese: 齐扎拉; pinyin: Qí Zhālā), is an ethnic Tibetan politician of the People's Republic of China, who has been Chairman (Governor) of Tibet Autonomous Region since January 2017. Originally from Yunnan province, he served as Communist Party Secretary of the Tibetan capital Lhasa between 2012 and 2017.
Che Dalha was born in Zhongdian County, Yunnan (later renamed Shangri-La). He left school at age 10 to herd animals in his home village. He completed primary school and high school by teaching himself. In 1979, he participated in the civil service examinations of Zhongdian County with good results, and was given a minor post in the Communist Youth League as a rural functionary. In 1983, the 25-year-old Che Dalha became the Communist Youth League Secretary of Zhongdian County. He would progressively ascend the ranks of the Communist Party hierarchy, serving as the Deputy Party Secretary, then Party Secretary of Zhongdian County.
Between 1994 and 2001, Che Dalha was instrumental in bringing the "Shangri-la" brand to life in Zhongdian County, making the area a major tourist destination. In 2001, the year he was promoted to Governor of the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Zhongdian County was officially renamed Shangri-La by directive of the State Council. In 1996 he attended to Yunnan Nationalities University, and graduated in 1998 with a degree in economic management specializing in ethnic minority affairs; he also has a bachelor's degree from the Central Party School in political and legal affairs. In Diqing, Che Dalha was credited with making the region the "best Tibetan region in China" as documented by Chinese official sources. He was elected a provincial party standing committee member in Yunnan province in 2010, ascending to sub-provincial ranks.
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