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Meng Jinxi
蒙进喜
Commander of the Tibet Military District

In office
September 1996 – August 2004
Preceded by Zhou Wenbi [zh]
Succeeded by Dong Guishan
Personal details
Born September 1944 (age 80)
Chongqing, China
Political party Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater Chongqing Jianshan High School
PLA Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Service/branch Ground Force Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service 1961–2007
Rank PLALtGeneral r.svg Lieutenant general
Unit 94th Regiment of the 32nd Division
Battles/wars Sino-Vietnamese War

Meng Jinxi (Chinese: 蒙进喜; born September 1944) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as commander of the Tibet Military District from 1996 to 2004. He was a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[2]

Biography[]

Meng was born in Chongqing, in September 1944. He secondary studied at Chongqing Jianshan High School (重庆市兼善中学) and graduated from the PLA Military Academy. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 1961, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1964. He served in the Kunming Military District from July 1964 to November 1969 and the 94th Regiment of the 32nd Division of the PLA Ground Force from November 1969 to September 1980. He led the regiment to fame in the Sino-Vietnamese War.[3] He was commander of the 14th Group Army in September 1985, and held that office until September 1988.[3] He became vice president of the PLA Kunming Army College in July 1989, concurrently serving as head of the Training Department.[3] He became deputy commander of the Guizhou Military District in August 1992, and served until June 1996, when he was promoted to become commander of the Tibet Military District.[3] In June 2000, he was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee, the region's top authority.[3] He took up the post of deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region which he held from July 2001 to December 2007, although he remained commander of the Tibet Military District until September 2004.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2002.[3]

References[]

Military offices
Preceded by
He Qizong [zh]
Commander of the 14th Group Army
1985–1988
Succeeded by
Wang Zuxun
Preceded by
Zhou Wenbi [zh]
Commander of the Tibet Military District
1996–2004
Succeeded by
Dong Guishan
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