Air Force General
Chang Dingqiu
常丁求
13th Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force
Assumed office
6 September 2021
Preceded byDing Laihang
Personal details
BornJanuary 1967 (age 57)
Hengyang County, Hunan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Air Force
Years of service1984–present
Rank Air Force General

Chang Dingqiu (Chinese: 常丁求; pinyin: Cháng Dīngqiú; born January 1967) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) serving as Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, succeeding Ding Laihang in September 2021.[1] He is a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and was an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Chang was born in Hengyang County, Hengyang, Hunan province in 1967. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army Air Force in 1984. He served as assistant chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army Air Force in 2011 before being appointed chief of staff of Shenyang Military Region Air Force. In January 2016, he was promoted to become deputy commander of the newly founded Southern Theater Command, and served until December 2017,[2] when he was appointed deputy chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission.[3] In August 2021, he rose to become commander of People's Liberation Army Air Force, succeeding Ding Laihang.[4][5]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2012, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2018 and general (shangjiang) in September 2021.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Marcus, Clay; Rod, Lee (24 September 2021). "Star General Chang Dingqiu Takes Command of China's Air Force". The Diplomat. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (5 February 2016). 海军后勤部原部长魏钢、原沈空参谋长常丁求任驻粤部队领导. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ^ Zhang Haitong (张海桐) (11 July 2018). 少壮派猛将：常丁求任中央军委联合参谋部副参谋长. 163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ^ 习近平今再晋升5名上将. rfi.fr (in Chinese). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. ^ Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (6 September 2021). 时隔两个月再晋上将 战区军兵种军校齐换帅. caixin (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Xi presents orders to promote military officers to rank of general". chinadaily.com.cn. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  7. ^ Mei Changwei (梅常伟) (6 September 2021). 中央军委举行晋升上将军衔仪式 习近平颁发命令状并向晋衔的军官表示祝贺. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
Military offices Preceded byDing Laihang Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force 2021–present Incumbent
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