Zhang Lin (; born 1965) is a

lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

in the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

of China who is the current head of the

Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission The Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission () is a department under the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China. It was founded on January 11, 2016, under Xi Jinping's military reforms. The departmen ...

, in office since January 2022.

Biography

Zhang was born in 1965. He was promoted to chief of staff of the in 2019, but having held the position for only one year, in 2020 he was appointed head of the Logistics Department of the

People's Armed Police ) , abbreviation = PAP ("People's Armed Police") CAPF ("Chinese Armed Police Force"), formerly abbreviated''Wujing'' ( zh , s = 武警 , p = Wǔjǐng , l = Armed Police , labels = no ), or WJ as on vehicle license plates , patch ...

. He became director of the

Agency for Offices Administration of the Central Military Commission The Agency for Offices Administration of the Central Military Commission () is the chief organ under the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China. It was founded on January 11, 2016, under Xi Jinping's military reforms. R ...

in March 2021, and soon was commissioned as head of the

in January 2022. He attained the rank of

('' zhongjiang'') in January 2022.

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