Ren Zhengfei

Founder and chief executive of Huawei Technologies

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Born: October 25, 1944, Zhenning Buyei and Miao Autonomous County

Party: Chinese Communist Party

Education: Chongqing Jianzhu University

Previous offices: chief executive officer

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Huawei rebuilds global smartphone ambitions on homegrown chips despite US export controls

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As of May 2026: Leading Huawei through sanctions and global re-expansion

In May 2019, the United States placed Huawei, the world's largest telecom equipment maker, on an export blacklist, cutting the company off from American chips, software, and chipmaking tools. Seven years later, Huawei launched its Mate 80 Pro smartphone globally from Madrid, powered entirely by a processor designed in-house and made by China's largest chipmaker using equipment the US tried to deny.

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