Yuan Huazhi | |||||||
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袁华智 | |||||||
Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy | |||||||
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 | ||||||
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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]