Li Hualin

Li was born in Tianmen, Hubei, with his ancestral home in Nanyang. In July 1983 he graduated from Southwest Petroleum University, majoring in geophysical prospecting. He earned his master of management degree from China University of Petroleum in December 2002.^{[citation needed]}

After graduating from Southwest Petroleum University, he was assigned to the Ministry of Petroleum Industry of the People's Republic of China as an officer, he worked there until March 1987.^{[citation needed]}

Beginning in 1987, he served in several posts in China National Petroleum Corporation, including deputy director, secretary, and general manager. In 1988, while Li was sent to work in the United States, he escorted Zhou Bin (周滨), son of Zhou Yongkang, to study in the United States.^[3]

In July 2013, Li was promoted to become the deputy general manager of China National Petroleum Corporation and PetroChina Company Limited, he also served as the board chairman of Kunlun Energy Company Limited (昆仑能源有限公司).^[4] When he was the board chairman of Kunlun Energy Company Limited, he used his powers made hundreds of millions of RMB.^[5]

On August 27, 2013, Li was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party for "serious violations of laws and regulations".^[6][7][8]