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Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force 
Summary
The commander of the PLA Air Force (Chinese: 中国人民解放军空军司令员; pinyin: Zhōngguó rénmín jiěfàngjūn kōngjūn sīlìng yuán) is the commanding officer of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The current commander is Chang Dingqiu.
| Commander of the PLA Air Force | |
|---|---|
| 中国人民解放军空军司令员 | |
 People's Liberation Army Air Force | |
| Type | Commanding officer |
| Reports to | Chief of the Joint Staff |
| Appointer | Military Chairman |
| Formation | 25 October 1949 |
| First holder | Liu Yalou |
List of commanders edit
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Liu Yalou 刘亚楼 (1910–1965) | 25 October 1949 | 7 May 1965 † | 15 years, 6 months | [1] | |
| 2 | Lieutenant general Wu Faxian 吴法宪 (1915–2004) | May 1965 | September 1971 | 6 years, 3 months | [1][2] | |
| 3 | Major general Ma Ning 马宁 (1922–2010) | May 1973 | February 1977 | 3 years, 9 months | [2][3] | |
| 4 | Major general Zhang Tingfa 张廷发 (1918–2010) | April 1977 | July 1985 | 8 years, 3 months | [3] | |
| 5 | General Wang Hai 王海 (1926–2020) | July 1985 | November 1992 | 7 years, 4 months | [3] | |
| 6 | General Cao Shuangming 曹双明 (1929–2019) | November 1992 | October 1994 | 1 year, 11 months | [3] | |
| 7 | General Yu Zhenwu 于振武 (born 1931) | October 1994 | November 1996 | 2 years, 1 month | [3] | |
| 8 | General Liu Shunyao 刘顺尧 (1939–2002) | November 1996 | May 2002 | 5 years, 6 months | [3] | |
| 9 | General Qiao Qingchen 乔清晨 (born 1939) | May 2002 | August 2007 | 5 years, 3 months | . | |
| 10 | General Xu Qiliang 许其亮 (born 1950) | September 2007 | October 2012 | 5 years, 2 months | . | |
| 11 | General Ma Xiaotian 马晓天 (born 1949) | October 2012 | August 2017 | 4 years, 10 months | [4] | |
| 12 | General Ding Laihang 丁来杭 (born 1957) | August 2017 | 6 September 2021 | 4 years, 1 month | [4] | |
| 13 | General Chang Dingqiu 常丁求 (born 1967) | 6 September 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 7 months | [5] |
References edit
- ^ a b "附卷二 中国人民解放军组织(1949.10—1997.9) 上部 过渡时期和社会主义建设时期(1949.10—1966.5) 第四章 中国人民解放军各军兵种 第二节 空军及空军党委" (in Chinese). The History of People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ a b "附卷二 中国人民解放军组织(1949.10—1997.9) 中部 "文化大革命"时期(1966.5—1976.10) 第四章 中国人民解放军各军兵种 第二节 空军及空军党委" (in Chinese). The History of People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ a b c d e f "附卷二 中国人民解放军组织(1949.10—1997.9) 下部 社会主义事业发展新时期(1976.10—1997.9) 第四章 中国人民解放军各军兵种 第二节 空军及空军党委" (in Chinese). The History of People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ a b "中国空军新任司令员丁来杭寄语新飞行学员：争当制胜空天的新锐一代！". Sina. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- ^ Clay, Marcus; Lee, Rod (24 September 2021). "Star General Chang Dingqiu Takes Command of China's Air Force". thediplomat.com/. Retrieved 30 October 2022.