Huo Liujun

Huo Liujun (Chinese: 霍留军; born 13 August 1960) is a Chinese politician currently serving as party secretary of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Public Security Department since March 2017.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Huo.
Huo Liujun
霍留军
Communist Party Secretary of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Public Security Department
In office
February 2017 – April 2019
ChiefWang Mingshan
Preceded byZhu Changjie
Succeeded byWang Mingshan
Personal details
Born (1960-08-13) 13 August 1960
China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Armed Police
Rank Major general
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese霍留军
Traditional Chinese霍留軍

Biography

Born on 13 August 1960, he assumed various posts in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Public Security Department, where he was promoted to deputy chief in August 2015 and party secretary, the top political position in the department, in March 2017.[1]

On 9 July 2020, the United States government imposed Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act sanctions and visa restrictions against him for his connection to similar human rights abuse against the ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.[2][3]

In July 2010, he was promoted to the rank of major general (Shaojiang).

References
  1. Luan Meng (栾梦) (2 March 2017). 新疆公安厅人事调整：霍留军任党委书记，王明山任督察长. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. "US Department of Treasury Press Release". US Government. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  3. "Xinjiang: US sanctions on Chinese officials over 'abuse' of Muslims". BBC. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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