Ma Weizhi (Chinese: 马伟志; 1930 – 14 April 2024) was a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as deputy commander and chief of staff of the Jinan Military Region from 1988 to 1990.[1]
Ma Weizhi | |||||||
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马伟志 | |||||||
| Chief of Staff of the Jinan Military Region | |||||||
| In office February 1988 – April 1990 | |||||||
| Commander | Li Jiulong | ||||||
| Preceded by | Guo Fuzhou | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Yang Guoping | ||||||
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| Born | Ma Dianrong 1930 Muling County, Heilongjiang, China | ||||||
| Died | 2024 (aged 93–94) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | People's Liberation Army Military Academy | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1945–1994 | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant general | ||||||
| Battles/wars | Chinese Civil War Korean War | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 马伟志 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 馬偉志 | ||||||
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| Ma Dianrong | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 马殿荣 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 馬殿榮 | ||||||
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Biography
editMa was born Ma Dianrong (马殿荣) in Muling County (now Muling), Heilongjiang, in 1930.[1]
Ma enlisted in the Northeast People's Autonomous Army (later renamed Northeast People's Liberation Army) in September 1945, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1947.[1] During the Chinese Civil War, he served in the Fourth Field Army and engaged in the Liaoshen campaign and Pingjin campaign.[1] During the Korean War, in 1951, he was commissioned as chief of the Operations Training Department of the People's Volunteer Army.[1] In 1961, he graduated from the People's Liberation Army Military Academy. In December 1982, he became commander of the 19th Army, a position he held until June 1985, while the army was disbanded.[1][2] When he was commander of the 19th Army, Guo Boxiong was the chief of staff.[2] In June 1985, he was promoted to deputy commander of the Lanzhou Military Region.[1] He was deputy commander of the Jinan Military Region in February 1988, in addition to serving as chief of staff.[1] He attained the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1988.[1] In April 1990, he was appointed vice president of the PLA National Defence University, serving in the post until his retirement in December 1994.[1]