Ma Hongkui

Ma Hongkui 马鸿逵
Lieutenant General Ma Hongkui
Governor of Ningxia
In office June 1931 – 1948
Preceded by	Men Chih-chung (Men Zhizhong)
Succeeded by	Ma Hongbin
Governor of Gansu
In office 11 Jul 1949 – Sep 1949
Preceded by	Guo Jiqiao (Kuo Ch'i-ch'iao)
Succeeded by	Ding Yizhong (Ting I-chung)
Personal details
Born	March 14, 1892 Linxia County, Gansu, Qing Empire
Died	January 14, 1970 Los Angeles, CA
Nationality	Hui
Political party	Kuomintang
Spouse(s)	5 wives
Children	Ma Dunhou (Ma Tung-hou) Ma Dunjing (1910–2003) Ma Dunren
Alma mater	Lanzhou Military Academy
Religion	Sunni Islam
Awards	Order of Precious Tripod
Military service
Nickname(s)	King of Ningxia
Allegiance	Qing Dynasty Republic of China
Years of service	1910–1949
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Ma clique
Commands	Chairman of Ningxia Province, Commander in Chief of the 17th Army Group
Battles/wars	Second Zhili–Fengtian War, Central Plains War, Long March, Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War

Ma Hongkui (traditional Chinese: 馬鴻逵; simplified Chinese: 马鸿逵; pinyin: Mă Hóngkuí; Wade–Giles: Ma Hung-k'uei, Xiao'erjing: ﻣَﺎ ﺡْﻮ ﻛُﻮِ; March 14, 1892 – January 14, 1970) was a prominent warlord in China during the Republic of China era, ruling the province of Ningxia. His rank was Lieutenant-general. His courtesy name was Shao-yun (少雲). In 1950, Hongkui migrated to the United States, where he lived until he died in 1970.

Born in March 14, 1892, in the village of Hanchiachi, in Linxia County (known as Hezhou), Gansu. The "Who's who in China" series of books says "Taoho Hsien" (Daohe Xian) is where he was born. His father was the General Ma Fuxiang. A Hui, he graduated from Lanzhou Military Academy (AKA Gansu Military Academy) in 1909, and became commander of the Ningxia Modern Army and commander of the 7th Division after the founding of the republic. He was in Beijing until Cao Kun's presidency (1923–1924), even though he was the commander of the Ningxia Army.

He was at one point the Ningxia, Shaanxi, and Mongolia "Bandit Suppression Commander". Ma then became Commander of the Gansu "6th Mixed Brigade" in 1916.