Che Dalha, romanized as Che Zala and Qizhala, is a Chinese politician of Tibetan ethnicity who served as Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region between January 2017 and October 2021.
14 Facts About Che Dalha
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Che Dalha left school at age 10 to herd animals in his home village.
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Che Dalha completed primary school and high school by teaching himself.
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In 1983, the 25-year-old Che Dalha became the Communist Youth League Secretary of Zhongdian County.
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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.
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In Deqen, Che Dalha was credited with making the region the "best Tibetan region in China" as documented by Chinese official sources.
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Che Dalha was elected a provincial party standing committee member in Yunnan province in 2010, ascending to sub-provincial ranks.
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In September 2010, Che Dalha was appointed as the Head of the United Front Work Department in Tibet Autonomous Region, and he was elected as the Vice Chairman of the Tibet People's Political Consultative Conference in 2011.
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In 2012, he was appointed as the Party Secretary of Tibetan capital Lhasa; the move was welcomed by some Lhasa residents because Che Dalha had replaced a Han Chinese, Qin Yizhi, in the post.
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On 15 January 2017, Che Dalha was appointed Chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region, succeeding Losang Jamcan.
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Che Dalha was the ninth ethnic Tibetan to assume the post after the conclusion of the Cultural Revolution, and the first chairman from Yunnan province.
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Che Dalha was additionally the first chairman of the region to have not been born in the Tibet Autonomous Region in some twenty years.
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In March 2023, Che Dalha took the position of deputy head of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
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On 23 January 2025, Che Dalha was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.