Li Lianghui

Li was born in Shen County (now Shenzhou), Hebei, in May 1940. In June 1958, he became an apprentice in the Garage of the Logistics Department of the Beijing Military Region. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 1961, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1963. He served in the People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps for a long time and eventually became its commander in May 1983. In June 1990, he became deputy commander of the Ningxia Military District, rising to commander in July 1993. In March 1997, he was commissioned as deputy commander of the Lanzhou Military Region and commander of the Xinjiang Military District, he remained in that position until October 2000. On 8 September 2000, a vehicle carrying military ammunition and materials was destroyed by the garrison exploded on the Xishan Road in the western suburb of Ürümqi, Xinjiang, killing at least 73 people, injuring more than 300 people, and damaging more than 30 cars and nearby houses. Li and his partner Zhou Yongshun, political commissar of the Xinjiang Military Region, both were removed from office by the Central Military Commission.[1][2] In January 2001, Li was transferred to the Jinan Military Region and appointed deputy commander, and served until 2003.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 1990 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1998.