Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai is elected vice-chairperson of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the fourth plenary meeting of the first session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2018. (Xinhua)

Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai, an ethnic Tibetan born in February 1940, is honorary president of the Buddhist Association of China, and chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the CPPCC. He was vice-chairman of 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 10th, 11th and 12th CPPCC national committees.