Su Zhiqian

Su Zhiqian (Chinese: 苏支前; born August 1955) is a vice-admiral (zhong jiang) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He has served as commander of the East Sea Fleet and concurrently deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region since 2010, and formerly served as commander of the South Sea Fleet and deputy commander of the Guangzhou Military Region.

Su Zhiqian
苏支前
Commander of the East Sea Fleet
In office
February 2016 – January 2017
Preceded byDu Jingchen
Succeeded byWei Gang
Commander of the South Sea Fleet
In office
January 2009 – December 2010
Preceded bySu Shiliang
Succeeded byJiang Weilie
Personal details
BornAugust 1955 (age 68)
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materMilitary Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
PLA Naval Command Academy
PLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance China
Branch/servicePeople's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service? − present
Rank Vice-Admiral
In this Chinese name, the family name is Su.

Biography

Su Zhiqian was born in August 1955. He studied at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, PLA Naval Command Academy, and PLA National Defence University (NDU). He was also a faculty member of NDU.[1]

Su spent most of his career in the PLAN's South Sea Fleet, where he served as deputy chief of staff from 2000 to 2006, chief of staff from 2006 to 2007, deputy commander from 2007 to 2009, and in January 2009, he was promoted to commander of the South Sea Fleet and concurrently deputy commander of the Guangzhou Military Region.[1] In December 2010, Su was transferred to the East Sea Fleet, serving as its commander and concurrently deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region.[1]

Su attained the rank of rear admiral in 2007 and vice-admiral in July 2010.[1]

References
  1. "Su Zhiqian" (in Chinese). National Chengchi University. 2015-06-05.
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