Qin Jiwei (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: QÃn Jiwei; 16 November 1914 – 2 February 1997) was a general of the People's Republic of China, Minister of National Defense and a member of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo.
Qin Jiwei was born to a poor peasant family in Huang'an (now Hong'an), Hubei Province of China in November 1914.