Yuan Huazhi | |||||||
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袁华智 | |||||||
Yuan in 2024 | |||||||
| Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy | |||||||
| In office January 2022 – October 2025 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Qin Shengxiang | ||||||
| Succeeded by | TBA | ||||||
| Political Commissar of theEastern Theater Command Air Force | |||||||
| In office December 2018 – March 2019 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Liu Dewei | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhong Weiguo | ||||||
| Political Commissar of thePeople's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps | |||||||
| In office March 2017 – December 2018 | |||||||
| Preceded by | New title | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Wang Hongbin | ||||||
| Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Naval Research Institute | |||||||
| In office December 2015 – March 2017 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Li Daoming | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Position abolished | ||||||
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| Born | October 1961 (age 64) | ||||||
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| Years of service | 1978–2025 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 袁華智 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 袁华智 | ||||||
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Yuan Huazhi (Chinese:袁华智; born October 1961) is a formeradmiral (shangjiang) of thePeople's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He has been Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy since January 2022. He attained the rank ofrear admiral (shaojiang) in July 2015, and was promoted to the rank of vice admiral (zhongjiang) in December 2019 andadmiral (shangjiang) in January 2022.[1][2]
Yuan was born inXiantao,Hubei in October 1961. He enlisted in thePeople's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1978. He served in thePeople's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) for a long time. In December 2015 he becamePolitical Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Naval Research Institute, replacing Li Daoming.[3] He was Political Commissar of thePeople's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps in March 2017,[4] and held that office until December 2018, when he was transferred to thePeople's Liberation Army Air Force and appointed Political Commissar of theEastern Theater Command Air Force.[5] In March 2019 he was promoted to become Deputy Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy.[6] In January 2022, he was promoted again to becomePolitical Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy.[7] On October 17, 2025, theMinistry of National Defense announced that He was expelled from the CCP and the PLA for "serious violations of discipline and law".[8]
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| Preceded by Li Daoming (李道明) | Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Naval Research Institute 2015–2017 | Succeeded by Position abolished |
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| New title | Political Commissar of thePeople's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps 2017–2018 | Succeeded by Wang Hongbin |
| Preceded by | Political Commissar of theEastern Theater Command Air Force 2018–2019 | Succeeded by Zhong Weiguo (钟卫国) |
| Preceded by | Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy 2022–2025 | Succeeded by Vacant |