Sun Dafa

Sun Dafa (Chinese: 孙大发; November 1945 – 26 September 2019) was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as Political Commissar of the PLA General Logistics Department.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sun.
Sun Dafa
孙大发
Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department
In office
July 2005 – December 2010
Preceded byZhang Wentai
Succeeded byLiu Yuan
Personal details
BornNovember 1945
Jinzhai County, Anhui, China
Died26 September 2019(2019-09-26) (aged 73)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1964–2011
Rank General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese孙大发
Traditional Chinese孫大發

Biography

Sun was born in November 1945 in Jinzhai, Anhui, Republic of China.[1] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in 1964 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1968.[2]

After 1977, he served as the secretary of Li Desheng, then the commander of the Shenyang Military Region.[1] In May 1984, he was appointed Political Commissar of the 115th Division of the 39th Group Army. In June 1990, he was promoted to Director of the Political Department of the 16th Group Army, and attained the rank of major general. He was later promoted to political commissar of the 16th Army.[2]

In January 1999, Sun became Director of the Political Department of the Shenyang Military Region, and attained the rank of lieutenant general in 2000. He was transferred to the Nanjing Military Region in August 2003 and became Director of the Political Department there. In January 2005, he became vice political commissar and secretary of discipline commission of the Nanjing Military Region. From 2005, he served as Political Commissar of the PLA General Logistics Department. He was made a full general in June 2007.[2]

Sun was a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.[2] He graduated from PLA National Defense University and has authored some military books, for example High-Tech War Strategy (高技术战争谋略).

Sun died in Beijing on 26 September 2019, aged 73.[1]

References
  1. Yue, Huairang (2019-09-27). "原总后勤部政委孙大发上将逝世，享年74岁". The Paper. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  2. "Biography of Sun Dafa". China Vitae. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
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