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]