Yuan Huazhi Explained

Office1:Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy
Term Start1:January 2022
Predecessor1:Qin Shengxiang
Office2:Political Commissar of the Eastern Theater Command Air Force
Term Start2:December 2018
Term End2:March 2019
Predecessor2:Liu Dewei
Successor2:Zhong Weiguo
Office3:Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps
Term Start3:March 2017
Term End3:December 2018
Predecessor3:New title
Successor3:Wang Hongbin
Office4:Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Naval Research Institute
Term Start4:December 2015
Term End4:March 2017
Predecessor4:Li Daoming
Successor4:Position abolished
Yuan Huazhi
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Xiantao, Hubei, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Serviceyears:1978–present
Rank: Admiral
Module:
Child:yes
P:Yuán Huázhì

Yuan Huazhi (; born October 1961) is an admiral (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He has been Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy since January 2022. He attained the rank of rear admiral (shaojiang) in July 2015, and was promoted to the rank of vice admiral (zhongjiang) in December 2019 and admiral (shangjiang) in January 2022.[1] [2]

Biography

Yuan was born in Xiantao, Hubei in October 1961. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1978. He served in the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) for a long time. In December 2015 he became Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Naval Research Institute, replacing Li Daoming.[3] He was Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps in March 2017,[4] and held that office until December 2018, when he was transferred to the People's Liberation Army Air Force and appointed Political Commissar of the Eastern Theater Command Air Force.[5] In March 2019 he was promoted to become Deputy Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy.[6] In January 2022, he was promoted again to become Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Wang Jun (Chinese: 王俊). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1354935 . zh:海军91181部队司令员陈岳琪等8名军官晋升少将军衔 . Thepaper . 21 July 2015 . 14 December 2019 . zh.
  2. News: Liu Jiani (Chinese: 刘佳妮). http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2019/12/14/661916.html . zh:海军4人晋升中将军衔、27人晋升少将军衔 . Beijing News . 14 December 2019 . 14 December 2019 . zh.
  3. News: Jiang Ziwen (Chinese: 蒋子文). http://news.sohu.com/20160422/n445569482.shtml . zh:袁华智少将任海军装备研究院政委 . Sohu . 22 April 2016 . 14 December 2019 . zh.
  4. News: Yue Huairang (Chinese: 岳怀让). Jiang Ziwen (Chinese: 蒋子文). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1695787 . zh:海军陆战队新领导层亮相:孔军、袁华智分任司令员、政委 . Thepaper . 27 May 2017 . 14 December 2019 . zh.
  5. News: https://news.sina.cn/2019-01-15/detail-ihqfskcn7333108.d.html?cre=wappage&mod=r&loc=3&r=9&doct=0&rfunc=23&tj=none . zh:海军陆战队首任政委袁华智已任东部战区空军政委 . sina.com.cn . 15 January 2019 . 14 December 2019 . zh.
  6. News: Yue Huairang (Chinese: 岳怀让). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_3375786 . zh:袁华智履新海军副政委 . Thepaper . 30 April 2019 . 14 December 2019 . zh.
  7. 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 . 21 January 2022 . zh . https://web.archive.org/web/20220121131533/http://www.news.cn/politics/leaders/2022-01/21/c_1128288122.htm . 21 January 2022 . bot: unknown .