Fang Zuqi
方祖岐
Political Commissar of the Nanjing Military Region
In office
December 1993 – December 2000
CommanderGu Hui
Chen Bingde
Liang Guanglie
Preceded byLiu Anyuan
Succeeded byLei Mingqiu
Personal details
BornOctober 1935 (age 88)
Jingjiang, Jiangsu, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1951–2003
Rank General
CommandsShenyang Military Region
Guangzhou Military Region
Beijing Military Region
Nanjing Military Region
Battles/warsKorean War

Fang Zuqi (Chinese: 方祖岐; pinyin: Fāng Zǔqí; born October 1935) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the Nanjing Military Region from 1993 to 2000.

He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was a member of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Biography

Fang was born in Jingjiang, Jiangsu, in October 1935, while his ancestral home in Huizhou, Anhui.[1]

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in August 1951,[2] and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1956. He participated in the Korean War in June 1952.[3] He was assigned to the Shenyang Military Region in May 1970, what he eventually served as deputy director in December 1984. He became a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Guangzhou Military Regional Committee and director of Political Department in April 1990 before being assigned to the similar position in the Beijing Military Region in November 1992. He rose to become political commissar of the Nanjing Military Region in December 1993. In March 2003, he was chosen as vice chairperson of the Education, Science, Health and Sports Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1993, and general (shangjiang) in March 1998.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 简历：全国政协委员方祖岐(中国共产党). Sohu (in Chinese). 16 February 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ^ Yao Xuewen (姚学文) (13 May 2017). 方祖岐将军诗书画作品收藏展在长沙举行. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. ^ Chen Yancheng (陈彦丞) (17 August 2020). 上将方祖岐： 抗美援朝战场上 刻骨铭心的记忆. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
Military offices Preceded byGao Tianzheng Director of Political Department of the Guangzhou Military Region 1990–1992 Succeeded byLei Mingqiu Preceded byCao Heqing [zh] Director of Political Department of the Beijing Military Region 1992–1993 Succeeded byTian Shugen [zh] Preceded byLiu Anyuan Political Commissar of the Nanjing Military Region 1993–2000 Succeeded byLei Mingqiu
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