Zheng He (general)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zheng.
For the Ming Dynasty explorer and mariner, see Zheng He.
Zheng He
郑和
Political Commissar of the PLA National Defense University
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 2021
Preceded byWu Jieming
President of PLA National Defense University
In office
June 2017 – August 2021
Preceded byZhang Shibo
Succeeded byXu Xueqiang
President of PLA Academy of Military Science
In office
January 2017 – July 2017
Preceded byCai Yingting
Succeeded byYang Xuejun
Personal details
BornNovember 1958 (age 65–66)
Shanghai, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materCombined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service?–present
Rank General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese郑和
Traditional Chinese鄭和
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhèng Hé

Zheng He (Chinese: 郑和; born November 1958) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army who served as president of PLA National Defense University from 2017 to 2021. He is a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.[1]

Biography

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Born in Shanghai, in November 1958, he graduated from the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He served in the Nanjing Military Region for a long time. His first assignment was as chief of staff of the 31st Group Army followed by service at Nanjing Military Region as deputy chief of staff.[2] He then received an assignment as director of Military Training Division of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department in 2013.[2] In July 2015 he transferred to the Chengdu Military Region as deputy commander.[3] He was then assigned to the newly founded Training and Administration Department of the Central Military Commission as director in January 2016. One year later, he was appointed president of PLA Academy of Military Science, replacing Cai Yingting. He became president of PLA National Defense University in June 2017, serving in the post until his retirement in 2021.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2009 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2016.[4] On 31 July 2019, he was awarded the military rank of general (shangjiang) by Chairman Xi Jinping.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Yang Ting (杨婷) (24 October 2017). 十九大受权发布：中国共产党第十九届中央委员会委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (1 February 2016). 原成都军区副司令员郑和少将任军委训练管理部部长. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. ^ Wang Jun (王俊) (24 July 2021). 总参谋部军训部部长郑和少将升任成都军区副司令员. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  4. ^ Wang Jun (王俊) (28 February 2017). 郑和中将晋升正战区级，曾任中央军委训练管理部部长. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  5. ^ Li Xuanliang (李宣良) (31 July 2019). 中央军委举行晋升上将军衔警衔仪式 习近平颁发命令状并向晋衔的军官警官表示祝贺. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
Military offices
Preceded by Director of Military Training Division of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department
2013–2016 		Succeeded by
Position revoked
New title Director of Training and Administration Department of the Central Military Commission
2016–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of PLA Academy of Military Science
2017–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of PLA National Defense University
2017–2021 		Succeeded by
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