Zhou Yaning (Chinese: 周亚宁; born December 1957) is a general (shang jiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He served as commander of the PLA Rocket Force from 2017 to 2022.
Zhou Yaning | |
|---|---|
周亚宁 | |
| Commander of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force | |
| In office September 2017 – January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Wei Fenghe |
| Succeeded by | Li Yuchao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1957 (age 66–67) Nangong, Hebei, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  China |
| Branch/service |  PLA Rocket Force |
| Years of service | 1976-2022 |
| Rank |  General |
Biography
editZhou Yaning was born in Nangong, Hebei. He joined the People's Liberation Army in December 1976, at the age of 19. Zhou rose through the ranks of the Second Artillery Corps. In January 2015, he was appointed deputy commander of the PLA Second Artillery Force (later renamed as PLA Rocket Force).[1] Zhou replaced Wei Fenghe as commander of the PLA Rocket Force in September 2017,[2] and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in August 2016.[3] Zhou also served as 52nd Base Commander, 53rd Base Commander, and a variety of other command positions in the Second Artillery.[4]
In October 2017, Zhou was elected a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[5]
References
edit- ^ "七大军区岗位调动超30人 史鲁泽直升北京军区参谋长". 凤凰网. 2015-01-08.
- ^ "周亚宁任火箭军司令员". 凤凰网. 2017-09-16.
- ^ "火箭军举行将官晋升仪式：周亚宁、方向晋升中将军衔". 澎湃新闻. 2016-08-06.
- ^ "周亚宁少将任二炮副司令员" (in Simplified Chinese). 网易. 2015-01-06.
- ^ "List of members of the 19th CPC Central Committee". Xinhua News Agency. 24 October 2017. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017.