Xi Jinping Age, Wiki and Bio

Xi Jinping

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityChinese
Date of Birth15/06/1953
Age71 years
BirthplaceBeijing, China

Bio/Wiki

Names Earned
  • Emperor Xi
  • Chinese Napoleon
  • Xi the Protector
  • The Great Helmsman
  • People's Leader
  • Pilot at the Helm
Nicknames
  • Xi Dada
  • Big Xi
  • Uncle Xi
  • Diao Jinping
  • Xi Winnie
  • Xi Baozi
  • Xitler
  • Exi
  • Princeling
Famous for
  • Being the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
  • Being the Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC)
  • Being the Paramount Leader of China

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 11" (180 cm)
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

School
  • Beijing Bayi School
  • Beijing No. 25 School
College/University
  • Tsinghua University, Beijing (1975-1979)
  • Tsinghua University, Beijing (1998-2002)
Degrees
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Doctor of Jurisprudence

Personal Life

ReligionAtheist
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
Address174 Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing
Hobbies
  • Reading
  • Writing
Zodiac SignGemini

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage PlaceXiamen
Wife/Spouse
  • Ke Lingling (m.1979-div.1982)
  • Peng Liyuan (m.1 September 1987 - present)
Children
SonNone
Daughter1 (Xi Mingze, psychologist, government official)

Family

FatherXi Zhongxun (15 October 1913 - 24 May 2002, politician)
MotherQi Xin (author, member of the CCP)
Siblings
Brother
  • Xi Yuanping (president of the International Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Association)
  • Xi Zhengning (elder; died on 27 November 1998)
Sister1 (Qi Qiaoqiao, elder; politician, businesswoman)
Other RelativesBrother-in-law: Deng Jiagui (a millionaire Chinese businessman residing in Canada)

Career

Political PartyChinese Communist Party (CCP) (1974-present)
Political Journey
  • Served in the General Office of the State Council (April 1979)
  • Became Deputy Party Secretary of Zhengding County (25 March 1982)
  • Elected a full member of the 16th Central Committee (2002)
  • Elected as the General Secretary of the CCP by the 18th Central Committee (15 November 2012)
  • Appointed leader of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission (2014)
  • Became the President of China (14 March 2013 - present)
Awards & Orders
  • The Golden Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (19 November 2013)
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold by Belgium (30 March 2014)
  • Order of Zayed by United Arab Emirates (20 July 2018)
Key To The Cities
  • Muscatine, Iowa, United States (26 April 1985)
  • Buenos Aires, Argentina (19 July 2014)
  • Madrid, Spain (28 November 2018)
Honorary Degrees
  • Nazarbayev University (7 September 2013)
  • King Saud University (8 December 2022)

Favourites

Books
  • The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Authors
  • Leo Tolstoy
  • Mikhail Sholokhov
ClothingDark Western suit with a red or blue tie
FoodFish and chips, Braised chicken nuggets in brown sauce
SongSailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman (1964)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Xi is the third child among seven siblings in his family.
He was forced to work at a factory as a labourer after his father was targeted in a political controversy.
Xi wrote a letter to the authorities at age 15 asking to be transferred to a safer school.