Ma Yiming (lieutenant general)

Ma Yiming (Chinese: 马宜明; born August 1957) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China.

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Ma.
Ma Yiming
马宜明
Assistant to the Chief of General Staff of the People's Liberation Army
In office
December 2014 – December 2015
Preceded byGao Jin
Succeeded byPosition revoked
Chief of Staff of the Jinan Military Region
In office
December 2012 – December 2014
Preceded byZhao Zongqi
Succeeded byZhang Ming
Commander of the 26th Group Army
In office
January 2008 – December 2012
Preceded byZhu Wenyu
Succeeded byTan Min
Personal details
BornAugust 1957 (age 66)
Deng County, Henan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service?–2020
Rank Lieutenant general
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese马宜明
Traditional Chinese馬宜明

Biography

Ma was born in Deng County (now Dengzhou), Henan, in August 1957. He was assigned to the 26th Group Army (now 80th Group Army) in 2004. He moved up the ranks to become chief of staff in March 2004 and commander in February 2008. In December 2012, he was made chief of staff of the Jinan Military Region, but having held the position for only two years, then he was promoted to become assistant to the Chief of General Staff of the People's Liberation Army. In January 2016, he was commissioned as assistant chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission,[1] and one year later rose to become deputy chief of staff,[2] serving in the post until his retirement in December 2020.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2005 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2014.

References
  1. 原总参谋长助理马宜明中将改任中央军委联合参谋部参谋长助理. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  2. 马宜明出任中央军委联合参谋部副参谋长. zaobao.com.sg (in Chinese). 2017-01-17. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
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