Wang Benzuo

Wang Benzuo (, November 1927 – September 6, 1991) is a Chinese diplomat and former ambassador. A native of Huang County (now Longkou, Shandong), he served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Bulgaria and Iran, and held senior positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.

Biography

Wang was born in Huang County, Shandong Province. In 1944, he began public service as an assistant responsible for finance and grain administration in the district government of Huang County. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1948. Wang later studied at Renmin University of China, although he did not complete a degree there. In 1955, he was sent to the Moscow Institute of National Economy for further study and returned to China in 1957.

After returning, Wang worked in academia and foreign cultural affairs. He served as deputy editor-in-chief of Teaching and Research at Renmin University and later as an officer in the Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries. He entered diplomatic service and successively served as first secretary at the Chinese Embassy in Bulgaria, deputy director-general and later director-general of the Department of Western European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Brazil.

From August 1983 to December 1985, Wang served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Bulgaria. In March 1986, he was appointed Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran, serving until June 1991.