[1] Garma Cedain was born in Jomda County, Tibet Autonomous Region, in December 1967.
He was deputy party secretary of Nyima County in July 1995, in addition to serving as magistrate since October 2017.
[2] In October 2020, he took office as director of the Department of Science, Technology and Education of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, but having held the position for only a year.
[2] In December 2021, he was chosen as head of the United Front Work Department of the CCP Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee, concurrently serving as vice chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since January 2022.
[3][4] On 28 October 2024, Garma Cedain was appointed party branch secretary of Tibet Autonomous Region, succeeding Yan Jinhai.