List of officers of the People's Liberation Army
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Here is a list of some of the notable people in the People's Liberation Army
of the People's Republic of China.
Marshal
Senior Generals (大将) (Da Jiang
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
of the People's Republic of China.
MarshalMarshalMarshal , is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. The word is an ancient loan word from Old French, cf...
s (元帅) (Yuan ShuaiYuan ShuaiYuan Shuai was a Chinese military rank that corresponds to a marshal in other nations. It is given to distinguished generals during China's dynastic and republican periods. A higher level rank of Da Yuan Shuai , which corresponds to a Generalissimo, also existed.-People's Republic of China:The...
, 1955)
- Zhu DeZhu DeZhu De was a Chinese militarist, politician, revolutionary, and one of the pioneers of the Chinese Communist Party. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in 1955 Zhu became one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Liberation Army, of which he is regarded as the founder.-Early...
- Peng DehuaiPeng DehuaiPeng Dehuai was a prominent military leader of the Communist Party of China, and China's Defence Minister from 1954 to 1959. Peng was an important commander during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese civil war and was also the commander-in-chief of People's Volunteer Army in the Korean War...
- Lin BiaoLin BiaoLin Biao was a major Chinese Communist military leader who was pivotal in the communist victory in the Chinese Civil War, especially in Northeastern China...
- Liu BochengLiu BochengLiu Bocheng was a Chinese Communist military commander and Marshal of the People's Liberation Army.Liu is known as one of the "Three and A Half" Strategists of China in modern history...
- He LongHe LongHe Long was a Chinese military leader. He rose to the rank of Marshal and Vice Premier after the founding of the People's Republic of China.-Early life:He Long was a member of the Tujia ethnic group...
- Chen YiChen Yi (communist)Chen Yi was a Chinese communist military commander and politician. He served as the 2nd Mayor of Shanghai and the 2nd Foreign Minister of China.-Biography:Chen was born in Lezhi, near Chengdu, Sichuan, into a moderately wealthy magistrate's family....
- Luo RonghuanLuo RonghuanLuo Ronghuan was a Chinese communist military leader.-Biography:Luo was born in a village in Hengshan County, Hunan Province. He joined the Chinese Communist Youth League in April 1927 and the Chinese Communist Party later that year...
- Xu XiangqianXu XiangqianXu Xiangqian was a Chinese communist military leader.-Biography:Xu was born in Wutai county, Shanxi province, China. He was admitted to the Whampoa Academy in 1924 and held various officer ranks in the National Revolutionary Army between 1925 and 1927...
- Nie RongzhenNie RongzhenNie Rongzhen was a prominent Chinese Communist military leader, and one of ten Marshals in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was the last surviving PLA officer with the rank of Marshal.-Biography:...
- Ye JianyingYe JianyingYe Jianying was a Chinese communist general and the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1978 to 1983.-Biography:...
Senior Generals (大将) (Da JiangDa JiangDa Jiang was a rank conferred in 1955 to ten veteran leaders of the People's Liberation Army. It was never conferred again and the rank was abolished in 1965 along with all other ranks in the PLA...
, 1955)
- Su YuSu YuSu Yu was a Chinese Communist military leader. He was considered by many to be among the best commanders of the PLA only next to Lin Biao and Liu Bocheng. Su Yu fought in the Sino-Japanese War and in the Chinese Civil War...
- Xu HaidongXu HaidongXu Haidong was a Grand General in the People's Liberation Army of China.Xu was born in Huangpi , Hubei, China. He was the six kid of his parents, who had a total of 10 children. His father was Xue Zhongben and his mother is only remembered by her last name, Wu...
- Huang KechengHuang KechengHuang Kecheng was one of ten senior generals of People's Liberation Army.-Biography:General Huang Kecheng was born in Yongxing, Hunan, China, and he was the third of four children...
- Chen GengChen GengChen Geng was a Chinese communist military leader.-Early life:Born in Hunan province, Chen was second of 12 siblings. However, because his elder brother died early due to illness, Chen became the eldest son. His grandfather, Chen Yiqong was an officer in the imperial Chinese army and was rewarded...
- Tan Zheng
- Xiao Jingguang
- Zhang Yunyi
- Luo RuiqingLuo Ruiqing-Biography:Luo Ruiqing was born in Nanchong, Sichuan in 1906. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1928. He was the eldest son of a wealthy landlord named Luo Chunting , who had a total of six kids...
- Wang Shusheng
- Xu Guangda
Colonel Generals (上将 Shang Jiang, 1955)
- Zhang ZongxunZhang ZongxunZhang Zongxun was a general of the People's Liberation Army of China.Zhang was born in Weinan, Shaanxi Province in 1908...
- Song RenqiongSong RenqiongSong Renqiong was a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China .Song was born in Liuyang, Hunan Province....
- Zhao ErluZhao ErluZhao Erlu was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China.Zhao was born in Chunxian in the Shanxi Province....
- Xiao KeXiao KeXiao Ke was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China, former vice chairman of the CPPCC, as well as principal of the University of Military and Politics.-Early life:Xiao was born in Jiahe County, Hunan Province of China....
- Wang ZhenWang ZhenWang Zhen was a Chinese political figure and one of the Eight Immortals of the Communist Party of China.-Early years:Like most Chinese communist leaders, Wang was a commander in his early years...
- Zhou ChunquanZhou ChunquanGeneral Zhou Chunquan is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China....
- Xu ShiyouXu ShiyouXu Shiyou was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Born in Hubei, Xu grew up studying martial arts at the Shaolin Temple for eight years and he later became a soldier in Wu Peifu's warlord army...
- Liu YalouLiu YalouLiu Yalou was a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China, first commander-in-chief of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, as well as chief of staff of Lin Biao's army group during the Chinese Civil War, occupied the whole of Manchuria in 1948 and captured...
- Deng Hua
- Chen ZaidaoChen ZaidaoChen Zaidao was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army, who commanded the Wuhan Military Region 1954-67. He is most noted for having arrested pro-Mao Xie Fuzhi and Wang Li during the Wuhan Incident in July 1967...
- Yang DezhiYang DezhiYang Dezhi was a senior military officer in the North China Field Army, a veteran of the Korean War and commander in China during the Sino–Vietnamese War or Third Indochina War, a brief but bloody border war fought in 1979 between the China and the Vietnam...
- Peng Zhaohui
- Wang Hongkun
- Li KenongLi KenongLi Kenong was a major figure in the early history of Chinese Communist intelligence, and was rewarded the rank of Colonel General in 1955. Recognized on the Chinese mainland as such, he is almost unknown in the West.-Early years:...
- Chen Bojun
- Li DaLi DaLi Da was a Chinese Marxist philosopher. Li Da left the Communist Party in the 1920s due to its reformism. However he maintained close ties with the Party and its underground apparatus. Li Da translated many European Marxist works into Chinese. Li Da's most important work was Elements of Sociology...
- Yang ChengwuYang ChengwuYang Chengwu , alias Yang Nengjun was a general of the People's Republic of China. He was also a Proletarian Revolutionist and a military strategist of the People's Liberation Army....
- Li Tao
- Xiao Hua
- Gan SiqiGan SiqiGan Siqi , born as Jiang Fengwei , other name Jiang Bingkun , was a general of the People's Liberation Army of China....
- Lai Chuanzhu
- Chen QihanChen QihanChen Qihan was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China.Chen was born in Xingguo, Jiangxi Province. He secretly joined the Communist Party of China in 1925....
- Song Shilun
- Su Zhenghua
- Chen XilianChen XilianChen Kaichu, better known by the nom de guerre Chen Xilian was a general of People's Liberation Army of China and a member of the Central Committee Politburo....
- Chen Shiju
- Wang Xinting
- Xie FuzhiXie FuzhiXie Fuzhi was a Communist Party of China military commander, political commissar, and national security specialist. He was born in 1909 in Hong'an County, Hubei and died in Beijing in 1972. He was married to Liu Xiangping...
- Ye Fei
- Huang YongshengHuang YongshengHuang Yongsheng was a general of the China's People's Liberation Army.Huang Yongsheng was born in Xianning prefecture of Hubei province....
- Zhu LiangcaiZhu LiangcaiZhu Liangcai was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China....
- Yang YongYang YongEmperor Yang Yong , nickname Xiandifa , sometimes known by his posthumous title of Prince of Fangling , was a crown prince of the Chinese dynasty Sui Dynasty. He was the oldest son of Emperor Wen and his wife Empress Dugu Qieluo...
- Zhang AipingZhang AipingZhang Aiping was a Chinese communist military leader.-Biography:...
- Fu Qiutao
- Han XianchuHan XianchuHan Xianchu was a general of the Chinese Communist Party. Han participated in many military campaigns and battles such as Battle of Pingxingguan, Liaoshen Campaign, Pingjin Campaign, Hainan Campaign, and the Korean War...
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- Hong XuezhiHong XuezhiHong Xuezhi was a general in the Chinese Red Army and a politician in the Peoples Republic of China. He is the only person promoted to general both in 1955 and in 1988.- Biography :...
- Li Zhimin
- Zhou Huan
- Li Tianyou
- Liu Zheng
- Yang Zhicheng
- Wang PingWang PingWang Ping , style name Zijun , was a Cao Wei officer who later defected to Liu Bei, and served as a general under Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history.-Service under Cao Cao:...
- Zhong Qiguang
- Guo Tianmin
- Wei GuoqingWei GuoqingWei Guoqing was a Chinese government official, military officer and political commissar. He served on the Communist Party of China's Politburo and as Director of the People’s Liberation Army’s General Political Department...
- He Bingyan
- Lu ZhengcaoLü ZhengcaoLü Zhengcao was a Chinese military officer. He was one of the original Shang Jiang of the People's Liberation Army....
- UlanhuUlanhuUlanhu was the founder of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China, Ulanhu had the nickname of "Mongolian Khan" during his political career.-Career:...
- Fu Zhong
- Zhou ShidiZhou ShidiZhou Shidi is a general of the People's Liberation Army of China.Zhou was born in Lehui County, Guangdong Province of China....
- Tao Zhiyue
- Dong QiwuDong QiwuDong Qiwu was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China.Dong was born in Hejin, Shanxi Province. He attended the military study group founded by Yan Xishan in 1919. He joined the army in 1924, He first was recruited in Liu Zhenghua's army, and later joined National People's Revolution...
- Chen Mingren
- Yan HongyanYan HongyanYan Hongyan was a general of the People's Liberation Army of China.Yan was born in Anding County, Shaanxi province in 1909. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1924. He participated North Expedition. Later he became the commander of Red 30th Army...
- Wang Jian'an (1956)
- Li Jukui (1958)
Colonel Generals (14 September 1988)
- Hong XuezhiHong XuezhiHong Xuezhi was a general in the Chinese Red Army and a politician in the Peoples Republic of China. He is the only person promoted to general both in 1955 and in 1988.- Biography :...
(2nd time) - Liu HuaqingLiu HuaqingLiu Huaqing was the Commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy from 1982 through 1988, and is considered to been responsible for its modernization efforts....
- Qin JiweiQin JiweiQin Jiwei was a general of the People's Republic of China, Minister of National Defense and a member of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo.Qin Jiwei was born to a poor peasant family in Huang'an , Hubei Province of China in November 1914....
- Chi HaotianChi HaotianGeneral Chi Haotian is a general of the People's Republic of China.-Biography:Chi was born July, 1929 in Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province, China. In October, 1946 he joined the CPC...
- Yang BaibingYang BaibingYang Baibing is a general in the People's Liberation Army.-Biography:He was born as and joined the Communist Party of China in March 1938....
- Zhao NanqiZhao NanqiZhao Nanqi is a notable military and political figure in modern China. Of Korean ethnicity, he was born in 1927 in Chungcheongbuk-do. Zhao Nanqi was a former director and party secretary of the PLA from 1987 until 1992.Zhao was ranked three star general in 1988...
- Xu XinXu XinXu Xin is a Chinese table tennis player.-Equipment:He uses a blade Stiga Offensive Wood NCT, and in his forehand a Hurricane III and a Stiga Boost TX in his backhand.-Career records:Singles...
- Guo Linxiang
- You Taizhong
- Wang Chenghan
- Zhang Zheng
- Li DeshengLi DeshengLi Desheng was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He was born in Xin County, Henan, China, an area now known as the "Cradle of Generals" for its surprising number of senior military officers born in the region...
- Liu Zhenghua
- Xiang Shouzhi
- Wan Haifeng
- Li Yaowen
- Wang HaiWang HaiWang Hai is a Chinese ace pilot of the 3rd Fighter Aviation Division during the Korean War . During the war, he shot down or damaged 9 American aircraft, with his own air group scoring 29...
Colonel Generals (7 June 1993)
- Zhang WannianZhang WannianZhang Wannian was a general of the People's Republic of China.-Biography:General Zhang Wannian was born in Huangxian county , Shandong Province of China in August 1928....
- Yu Yongbo
- Fu QuanyouFu QuanyouFu Quanyou is a general of the People's Republic of China.Fu was born in Guo County , Shanxi Province in 1930. He joined the People's Liberation Army in October 1946, and the Communist Party of China in August 1947....
- Zhu Dunfa
- Zhang Lianzhong
- Cao Shuangming
Colonel Generals (8 June 1994)
- Xu Huizi
- Li Jing
- Yang Dezhong
- Wang RuilinWang RuilinWang Ruilin is a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China.-Career:Born in Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province, Wang joined PLA in 1946, and joined CPC in February 1947. He had served as secretary of Deng Xiaoping since 1952, when Deng was the vice premier of the State...
- Zhou Keyu
- Ding Henggao
- Dai Xuejiang
- Li Wenqing
- Wang Ke
- Li Laizhu
- Gu Shanqing
- Liu Jingsong
- Cao Fansheng
- Zhang Taiheng
- Song Qingwei
- Gu Hui
- Li Xilin
- Shi Yuxiao
- Li Jiulong
Colonel Generals (23 January 1996)
- Zhou Ziyu
- Yu Zhengwu
- Ding WenchangDing WenchangDing Wenchang is a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China.Born in Suzhou, Anhui Province, he joined the army in July 1951 and Joined Communist Party of China in May 1956...
- Sui Yongju
Colonel Generals (27 March 1998)
- Cao GangchuanCao GangchuanCao Gangchuan was vice chairman of Central Military Commission and former Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China. He was also state councilor and director of the PLA General Armament Department.-Biography:...
- Yang Guoliang
- Zhang Gong
- Xing Shizhong
- Wang Maorun
- Li Xinliang
- Fang Zuqi
- Tao Bojun
- Zhang ZhijianZhang ZhijianZhang Zhijian is a militarian in the People's Republic of China. He joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army in 1951. In 1992 he rose to become the Deputy Commander of the PLA in the Beijing Military Region, he also served as the Political Commissar of the PLA in the Chengdu Military Region...
- Yang Guoping (First promoted to general from military police)
Colonel Generals (21 June 2000)
- Huai Fulin
- Wu Quanxu
- Qian Shugen
- Xiong GuangkaiXiong GuangkaiXiong Guangkai was born in Shanghai in 1939. He joined the army in 1956 and the Chinese Communist Party in 1959. Xiong was Deputy Director and later Director of the People’s Liberation Army General Staff Intelligence Department, Assistant and later Deputy Chief-of Staff...
- Tang Tianbiao
- Yuan ShoufangYuan ShoufangYuan Shoufang , born March 1939, is a General and Director of the General Political Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.-References:...
- Zhang Shutian
- Zhou Kunren
- Li JinaiLi JinaiLi Jinai is a general in the People's Liberation Army.-Biography:Li Jinai was born in Tengzhou, Shandong province in July 1942. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in May 1965 and joined the People's Liberation Army in December 1967...
- Shi YunshengShi YunshengShi Yunsheng , born in Fushun, Liaoning Province, is a general of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. He was the fifth Navy commander of PLA...
- Yang Huaiqing
- Liu Shunyao
- Wang Zuxun
- Du Tiehuan
- Liao XilongLiao XilongLiao Xilong is a general in the People's Liberation Army.-Biography:...
- Xu Yonhgqing
Colonel Generals (2 June 2002)
- Qiao QingchenQiao QingchenQiao Qingchen is a Chinese Air Force general who served as the commander of the PLA Air Force from 2002 to 2007.-Reference:*...
- Wen Zhongren
- Qian Guoliang
- Jiang Futang
- Chen BingdeChen BingdeChen Bingde is a general in the People's Liberation Army. He was the Director-General of the General Armaments Department until September 2007. In this position he acted as the head of the space program of China. Currently he is the commanding general of People's Liberation Army General Staff...
- Liang GuanglieLiang GuanglieLiang Guanglie is the current Minister for National Defense in the People's Republic of China and serves as a general in the People's Liberation Army of China.-Biography:...
- Liu Shutian
Colonel Generals (20 June 2004)
- Ge ZhenfengGe ZhenfengGe Zhenfeng is a general of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China.Born in Qingyuan, Hebei Province, Ge joined the PLA in June 1962 and the Communist Party of China in July 1965. In 1984, he became the vice chief of staff of PLA army corps. In 1988, he was promoted to chief...
- Zhang Li
- You Xigui
- Zhang Wentai
- Hu Yanlin
- Zheng Shengxia
- Zhao Keming
- Zhu QiZhu QiZhu Qi, is a General in the Chinese People's Liberation Army.- Biography :Zhu Qi is from Xiangyun County in Yunnan, China. In August 1961 he entered the Chinese Communist Party. In January 1960 he entered the Chinese People's Liberation Army...
- Li Qianyuan
- Liu DongdongLiu DongdongLiu Dongdong is a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China, and the political commissar of the Jinan Military Region. He attained his present rank on June 20, 2004...
- Lei MingqiuLei MingqiuLei Mingqiu is a general of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China.Lei was born in Qidong, Hunan Province. He entered aeronautic engineering school in Zhuzhou, Hunan in 1959. He joined the PLA in August 1962, and the Communist Party of China in June 1964...
- Liu Zhenwu
- Yang Deqing
- Wu ShuangzhanWu ShuangzhanWu Shuangzhan is the current head of the People's Armed Police of the People's Republic of China. On June 20, 2004, he was awarded the military rank of Shang Jiang. He has been a member of the 16th and 17th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China.-References:...
- Sui Mingtai
Colonel Generals (24 June 2006)
- Liu YongzhiLiu YongzhiLiu Yongzhi is a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. He currently serves as vice director of the PLA General Political Department and a member of the CPC committee there.-Biography:...
- Sun ZhongtongSun ZhongtongSun Zhongtong is a general of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China, and the current vice director of the PLA General Political Department....
- Chi WanchunChi WanchunChi Wanchun is a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China, and the current political commissar of the PLA General Armaments Department....
- Deng ChangyouDeng ChangyouDeng Changyou is a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China and the current political commissar of the PLA Air Force.-Biography:...
- Peng XiaofengPeng XiaofengPeng Xiaofeng is a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China, and the former political commissar of the PLA Second Artillery Corps....
- Pei Huailiang
- Fu TingguiFu TingguiFu Tinggui is a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. He currently serves as the political commissar in PLA Beijing Military Region....
- Yu LinxiangYu LinxiangYu Linxiang is a general and the political commissar of the People's Armed Police of the People's Republic of China. He is originally from Yingcheng in Hubei province, and joined the Communist Party of China in April 1966. Yu attained his present military rank on June 24, 2006...
- Zhu Wenquan
- Wang JianminWang JianminFor the Washington Nationals pitcher, see Chien-Ming Wang.Wang Jianmin is a Lieutenant General in the Chinese military...
Colonel Generals (20 July 2009)
- Ma XiaotianMa XiaotianMa Xiaotian is a general of the People's Republic of China. He is originally from Gongyi city in Henan province...
- Liu YuanLiu Yuan (politician)Liu Yuan is a general and the current political commissar of Academy of Military Sciences of Chinese People's Liberation Army....
- Zhang HaiyangZhang HaiyangZhang Haiyang is a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China, and the current political commissar of the PLA Second Artillery Corps....