Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai is elected vice-chairman of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the third plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2023. [Xinhua]

Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai, male, Tibetan ethnicity, was born in February 1940 and is from Litang, Sichuan province. He completed an undergraduate program.

He is currently vice-chairperson of the 14th CPPCC National Committee, honorary president of the Buddhist Association of China, and chairperson of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the CPPCC.