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Wu Yanan
吴亚男
Commander of the Central Theater Command
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2022
Political Commissar Xu Deqing
Preceded by Lin Xiangyang
Personal details
Born August 1962 (age 62)
Fuxin, Liaoning, China
Political party Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater Fuxin High School
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 1980–present
Rank PLAGeneral r General

Wu Yanan (Chinese: 吴亚男; born August 1962) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) serving as commander of the Central Theater Command, succeeding Lin Xiangyang in January 2022. He is a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Biography[]

Wu was born in Fuxin, Liaoning, in August 1962. After graduating from Fuxin High School in 1980, he enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in September of that same year. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in September 1984. In July 2013, he was promoted to become deputy commander of the 16th Group Army, and held that office until March 2017, when he was promoted again to become commander of the 78th Group Army. In April 2020, he was commissioned as deputy commander of the Northern Theater Command and commander of its Northern Theater Command Ground Force. In December 2020, he took office as deputy chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, concurrently serving as deputy chief of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters [zh]. In January 2022, he rose to become commander of the Central Theater Command, succeeding Lin Xiangyang.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2014, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in April 2020 and general (shangjiang) in January 2022.[3]

References[]

Military offices
New title Commander of the 78th Group Army
2017–2020
Succeeded by
Zhang Fan (张帆)
Preceded by
Wang Yinfang [zh]
Commander of the Northern Theater Command Ground Force
2020
Succeeded by
Shi Zhenglu
Preceded by
Lin Xiangyang
Commander of the Central Theater Command
2022–present
Incumbent
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