Wu Yanan (general) explained

Office1:Commander of the Southern Theater Command
Term Start1:July 2024
1Blankname1:Political Commissar
1Namedata1:Wang Wenquan
Predecessor1:Wang Xiubin
Office2:Commander of the Central Theater Command
Term Start2:January 2022
Term End2:January 2023
1Blankname2:Political Commissar
1Namedata2:Xu Deqing
Predecessor2:Lin Xiangyang
Successor2:Huang Ming
Wu Yanan
Native Name:吴亚男
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Fuxin, Liaoning, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Fuxin High School
Serviceyears:1980–present
Rank: General
Module:
Child:yes
Order:st
P:Wú Yànán

Wu Yanan (; born August 1962) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), currently serving as commander of the Southern Theater Command, in office since July 2024. He was commander of the Central Theater Command from January 2022 to January 2023. In January 2023, he was transferred to the Central Military Commission Joint Operations Command Center.[1] He is a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[2]

Biography

Wu was born in Fuxin, Liaoning, in August 1962. After graduating from Fuxin High School in 1980, he enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in September of that same year. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in September 1984. In July 2013, he was promoted to become deputy commander of the 16th Group Army, and held that office until March 2017, when he was promoted again to become commander of the 78th Group Army. In April 2020, he was commissioned as deputy commander of the Northern Theater Command and commander of its Northern Theater Command Ground Force. In December 2020, he took office as deputy chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, concurrently serving as deputy chief of the . In January 2022, he rose to become commander of the Central Theater Command, succeeding Lin Xiangyang.[3] In July 2024, he became commander of the Southern Theater Command.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2014, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in April 2020 and general (shangjiang) in January 2022.[5]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: What is China’s Joint Operations Command Centre and who’s in charge?. SCMP. 11 March 2023.
  2. News: Yi Yi (Chinese: 伊一). http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201709/06/t20170906_25789971.shtml . zh:解放军和武警部队选举产生303名出席党的十九大代表(名单) . ce.cn . 6 September 2017 . 23 January 2022 . zh.
  3. News: Xi presents orders to promote military, armed police officers to rank of general . 23 January 2022 . xinhuanet.com . 21 January 2022.
  4. News: Yu Hui (Chinese: 余晖) . https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2024-07-31/doc-incfzuhx8866375.shtml . zh:吴亚男已任南部战区司令员 . sina . 31 July 2024 . 31 July 2024 . zh.
  5. News: Mei Changwei (Chinese: 梅常伟) . http://www.news.cn/politics/leaders/2022-01/21/c_1128288122.htm . zh: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 . news.cn . 21 January 2022 . 23 January 2022 . zh . https://web.archive.org/web/20220122233958/http://www.news.cn/politics/leaders/2022-01/21/c_1128288122.htm . 22 January 2022 . bot: unknown .