Yan Keqiang, male, Zhuang nationality, is a native of Longzhou, Guangxi. He was born in 1934, and graduated from Qinghua University. Yan worked as an engineer of water conservancy and electric power in Northeast China. In 1990, he became director of the Science and Education Department of the Ministry of Water Conservancy. He has also served as president of the Hydraulic Association of China.