Sun Bigan (Chinese: 孙必干; June 1941 – 12 January 2022) was a Chinese diplomat who served as the ambassador to several Middle Eastern countries and as China's Special Envoy on Middle East Issues.

Sun Bigan
Chinese Ambassador to Iran
In office
1 April 1999 – 1 June 2002
Preceded byWang Shijie [zh]
Succeeded byLiu Zhentang
Chinese Ambassador to Iraq
In office
June 1994 – August 1998
Preceded byZheng Dayong [zh]
Succeeded byZhang Weiqiu [zh]
Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In office
September 1990 – April 1994
Preceded byGuan Yong [zh]
Succeeded byZheng Dayong
Personal details
BornJune 1941
China
Died12 January 2022(2022-01-12) (aged 80)

He served as Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1990 to 1994,[1] Chinese Ambassador to Iraq from 1994 to 1998,[2] and Chinese Ambassador to Iran from 1999 to 2002.[3] Sun was also part of the team that re-established the Chinese embassy in Baghdad.[4]

From 2006 to 2009, Sun served as China's Special Envoy on Middle East Issues.[5] During his tenure, China heavily criticized Israel for its disproportionate use of force against Lebanon in 2006.[4]

He died on 12 January 2022, at the age of 80.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "驻沙特阿拉伯王国历任大使". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese).
  2. ^ "驻伊拉克共和国历任大使". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese).
  3. ^ "驻伊朗伊斯兰共和国历任大使". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese).
  4. ^ a b Murphy, Dawn C. (2022). China's rise in the Global South : the Middle East, Africa, and Beijing's alternative world order. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-5036-3060-4. OCLC 1249712936.
  5. ^ Murphy, Dawn C. (2022). China's rise in the Global South : the Middle East, Africa, and Beijing's alternative world order. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-1-5036-3060-4. OCLC 1249712936.
  6. ^ "著名外交家孙必干逝世". Sohu (in Chinese). 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.