Zheng He (; born November 1958) is a

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('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army who served as president of

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from 2017 to 2021. He is a member of the

19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 19 (nineteen) is the natural number following 18 and preceding 20. It is a prime number. Mathematics 19 is the eighth prime number, and forms a sexy prime with 13, a twin prime with 17, and a cousin prime with 23. It is the third full re ...

and was a delegate to the

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Biography

Born in

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...

, in November 1958, he graduated from

Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation The Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is a military academy in Moscow which provides graduate education for officers of the Russian Armed Forces. The full name reads: ''The Combined Academies Order of Lenin Order ...

. He served in the Nanjing Military Region for a long time. His first assignment was chief of staff of the

31st Group Army The 73rd Group Army , Unit 73111), formerly the 31st Group Army, is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces (PLAGF). The 73rd Group Army is one of twelve total group armies of the PLAGF, the largest echelon of g ...

followed by service at Nanjing Military Region as deputy chief of staff. He then received assignment as director of Military Training Division of the

People's Liberation Army General Staff Department The Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission (JSDCMC) () is the command organ and the headquarters for the People's Liberation Army (PLA), superseding the former PLA General Staff Department (GSD). It was established on 11 Ja ...

in 2013. In July 2015 he transferred to

Chengdu Military Region The Chengdu Military Region was one of seven military districts and is located in the southwest of the People's Republic of China, covering Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and the Xizang/Tibet Autonomous Region. It includes some of the area ...

as deputy commander. He was then assigned to the newly founded

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as director in January 2016. One year later, he was appointed president of

PLA Academy of Military Science The Academy of Military Sciences () is the highest-level research institute of the People's Liberation Army of China. It is headquartered in Beijing. Its president is Jiang (rank), General Yang Xuejun (since June 2017) and Lt. General Fang Xiang i ...

, replacing Cai Yingting. He became president of

in June 2017, serving in the post until his retirement in 2021. He was promoted to the rank of

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('' shaojiang'') in 2009 and

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('' zhongjiang'') in July 2016. On 31 July 2019, he was awarded the military rank of

('' shangjiang'') by chairman

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zheng, He 1958 births Living people Frunze Military Academy alumni People's Liberation Army generals from Shanghai Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress Presidents of the PLA Academy of Military Science Presidents of the PLA National Defence University Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party