Term Start1: | September 2007 |
Term End1: | July 2013 |
Predecessor1: | Ma Xiaotian |
Successor1: | Song Puxuan |
Wang Xibin | |
Native Name: | 王喜斌 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Birth Place: | China |
Party: | Chinese Communist Party |
Alma Mater: | PLA Army Armored Force Academy |
Allegiance: | China |
Serviceyears: | 1966–2013 |
Rank: | General |
Wang Xibin (; born February 1948) is a retired general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as president of the PLA National Defense University from 2007 to 2013.
Born in Ning'an, Heilongjiang province, Wang joined the PLA in January 1966. He graduated from the Academy of Armor Engineering, majoring in military command. He served as chief of staff of the 38th Group Army of the PLA. In December 2000, he became the commander of the 27th Group Army. In December 2005, he was promoted to chief of staff of the Beijing Military Region. In September 2007, he was appointed as president of the PLA National Defense University. He was made a lieutenant general in July 2007, and a full general in July 2010. He was a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
In February 2017, it was announced that he was under investigation for corruption.[1]