| Liu Zhentang | |
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| Office: | Chinese Ambassador to Iran |
| Term Start: | June 2002 |
| Term End: | November 2007 |
| Predecessor: | Sun Bigan |
| Successor: | Xie Xiaoyan |
| Office2: | Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon |
| Term Start2: | December 1998 |
| Term End2: | August 2002 |
| Predecessor2: | An Huihou |
| Successor2: | Liu Xianghua |
| Birth Place: | Dandong, Liaoning |
| Alma Mater: | Beijing International Studies University |
Liu Zhentang (born February 1945) is a senior Chinese diplomat on Gulf and Middle East Affairs.He was Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon from 1998 to 2002 and Ambassador to Iran from 2002 to 2007.[1] Liu was born in Dandong, Liaoning in 1945. He graduated from Beijing Second Foreign Language Institute with a bachelor's degree in Arabic Studies in 1969 and has been working for the Chinese Foreign Ministry since 1972.[2] [3] In 2010, he served as Deputy Commissioner General for Shanghai World Expo.[4] In 2012, he was appointed Distinguished Professor of the MOE Arab Research Center.[5]
Liu is currently Vice Chairman of China-Iran Friendship Association, Trustee of China-Arab Friendship Association and President of the Association of Former Diplomats of China (AFDC).[3]