Xu Xueqiang
许学强
Xu at the see-off ceremony for Chinese astronauts of Shenzhou 17 mission
Head of the Equipment Development Department
Assumed office
October 2022
Preceded byLi Shangfu
President of PLA National Defence University
In office
August 2021 – October 2022
Preceded byZheng He
Succeeded byXiao Tianliang
Commander of Northern Theater Command Air Force
In office
November 2017 – August 2021
Preceded byDing Laihang
Succeeded byLiu Wenqi
Chief of Staff of Eastern Theater Command Air Force
In office
2016 – August 2017
Chief of Staff of Nanjing Military Region Air Force
In office
December 2013 – 2016
Preceded byHuang Guoxian
Succeeded byPosition revoked
Personal details
BornNovember 1962 (age 61)
Yiyang, Hunan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Air Force
Years of service?–present
Rank General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese许学强
Traditional Chinese許學強

Xu Xueqiang (Chinese: 许学强; born November 1962) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), serving as head of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission since October 2022. He was the president of PLA National Defence University from 2021 to 2022 and previously served as commander of Northern Theater Command Air Force and before that, chief of staff of Nanjing Military Region Air Force.

Biography

Xu was born in Yiyang, Hunan province in November 1962. He served in PLA Air Force Shanghai Base before being appointed as chief of staff of Nanjing Military Region Air Force in December 2013. In 2016, he was appointed chief of staff of the newly founded Eastern Theater Command Air Force, a position he held until August 2017, when he was transferred to Northern Theater Command Air Force and appointed commander. In August 2021, he was appointed president of PLA National Defence University, succeeding Zheng He.[1][2]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2013, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in June 2019 and general (shangjiang) in September 2021.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ 习近平今再晋升5名上将. Radio France Internationale (in Chinese). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (6 September 2021). 时隔两个月再晋上将 战区军兵种军校齐换帅. Caixin (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Xi presents orders to promote military officers to rank of general". China Daily. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Mei Changwei (梅常伟) (6 September 2021). 中央军委举行晋升上将军衔仪式 习近平颁发命令状并向晋衔的军官表示祝贺. Xinhua (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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