Yuan Huazhi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yuan.

Yuan Huazhi (Chinese: 袁华智; 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]

Yuan Huazhi
袁华智
Yuan in 2024
Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2022
Preceded by	Qin Shengxiang
Political Commissar of the Eastern Theater Command Air Force
In office December 2018 – March 2019
Preceded by	Liu Dewei
Succeeded by	Zhong Weiguo
Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps
In office March 2017 – December 2018
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Wang Hongbin
Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Naval Research Institute
In office December 2015 – March 2017
Preceded by	Li Daoming
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	October 1961 (age 63) Xiantao, Hubei, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	Chinese Communist Party
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service	1978–present
Rank	Admiral
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	袁華智
Simplified Chinese	袁华智
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yuán Huázhì

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]

References

1. Wang Jun (王俊) (21 July 2015). 海军91181部队司令员陈岳琪等8名军官晋升少将军衔. Thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 December 2019.
2. Liu Jiani (刘佳妮) (14 December 2019). 海军4人晋升中将军衔、27人晋升少将军衔. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 December 2019.
3. Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (22 April 2016). 袁华智少将任海军装备研究院政委. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 December 2019.
4. Yue Huairang (岳怀让); Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (27 May 2017). 海军陆战队新领导层亮相：孔军、袁华智分任司令员、政委. Thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 December 2019.
5. 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 (in Chinese). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
6. Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (30 April 2019). 袁华智履新海军副政委. Thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 December 2019.
7. Mei Changwei (梅常伟) (21 January 2022). 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 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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Educational offices
Preceded by Li Daoming (李道明)	Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Naval Research Institute 2015–2017	Succeeded by Position abolished
Military offices
New title	Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps 2017–2018	Succeeded by Wang Hongbin
Preceded by Liu Dewei [zh]	Political Commissar of the Eastern Theater Command Air Force 2018–2019	Succeeded by Zhong Weiguo (钟卫国)
Preceded by Qin Shengxiang	Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy 2022–present	Incumbent