Pei Huailiang

Pei Huailiang (Chinese: 裴怀亮; born May 1941) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as president of the PLA National Defence University from 2003 to 2006.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Pei.
Pei Huailiang
裴怀亮
President of the PLA National Defence University
In office
January 2003 – August 2006
Preceded byXing Shizhong
Succeeded byMa Xiaotian
Personal details
BornMay 1941 (age 82)
Xinjiang County, Shanxi, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materShanxi Water Conservancy College
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1961–2006
Rank General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese裴怀亮
Traditional Chinese裴懷亮

He was a delegate to the 7th and 8th National People's Congress, and a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress. He was an alternate member of the 14th, 15th, and 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Pei was born in Xinjiang County, Shanxi, in May 1941, and graduated from Shanxi Water Conservancy College.[1]

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1961.[1] He was assigned to the 21st Group Army in 1978.[1] He was named chief of staff in 1983.[1] He moved up the ranks to become deputy commander in August 1985 and commander in December 1986.[1] He was deputy chief of staff of the Nanjing Military Region in 1990 and deputy commander of the Jinan Military Region in December 1993.[2] He became president of the PLA National Defence University in January 2003, and served until August 2006.[1] In March 2008, he took office as a member of the National People's Congress Foreign Affairs Committee.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1995, and general (shangjiang) in June 2006.[1]

References
  1. 他是皮定均手下的兵，后任国防大学校长，领上将军衔. qq.com (in Chinese). 30 March 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. Pei Huailiang (裴怀亮) (5 May 2022). 裴怀亮上将：难忘与张震老首长的谈话，那是亲切的教诲. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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