Jack Ma is of Han ethnicity. Male, member of the Communist Party of China, native to Gulai Town, Shengzhou City, Zhejiang Province, the main founder of Alibaba Group, currently serves as a director of Japan SoftBank, Chairman of the China Council and Global Board Member of the Nature Conservancy, Director of Huayi Brothers, Director of the Life Science Breakthrough Prize Foundation, and Co-Chair of the United Nations High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation.

Jack Ma was born on September 10, 1964 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Jack Ma's grandfather was a village chief during the Anti-Japanese War. After liberation, he was classified as one of the "five black categories" and named "Jack Ma" in the hope that Jack Ma would be well-behaved and sensible in the future and avoid trouble.