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Biography

Yang Xiaohui, male, Muslim, is a native of Siping, Jilin Provinnce. He graduated from Northeast Normal University in 1989.

Yang has spent most of his adult career affiliated with Northeast Normal University. He began his studies in the geography department in 1981 and worked as an employee in the Organization Department before becoming deputy director of the university's Student Department in 1990. While serving as deputy director, he also worked as deputy director of the Student Work Department in the Party Committee at the university.

In 1995, Yang spent one year at the Ministry of Education before becoming a visiting scholar at Ring Japan Sea Institute of Economics. He returned to Northeast Normal University in 1998 where he became director of the student department. Two years later, in 2000, he became a president assistant and office chief at the university.

Yang was made deputy Party secretary and vice-president of Northeast Normal University in 2002.