Yang Xuejun

Yang Xuejun (Chinese: 杨学军; born April 1963) is a Chinese educator and computer scientist currently serving as president of the PLA Academy of Military Science. Previously he served as president of the National University of Defense Technology. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2004, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in August 2013 and general (shangjiang) in December 2019.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.
Yang Xuejun
杨学军
President of the PLA Academy of Military Science
Assumed office
July 2017
Preceded byZheng He
President of the National University of Defense Technology
In office
June 2011 – July 2017
Preceded byZhang Yulin
Succeeded byDeng Xiaogang
Personal details
BornApril 1963 (age 60)
Wucheng County, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materNanjing Institute of Technology
National University of Defense Technology
ProfessionComputer science
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1979–present
Rank General
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese楊學軍
Simplified Chinese杨学军

Education

Yang was born in Wucheng County, Shandong in April 1963. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 1979. In July 1983 he graduated from Nanjing Institute of Technology. In December 1984 he joined the Chinese Communist Party. He received his master's degree and doctor's degree in engineering from National University of Defense Technology in 1985 and 1991, respectively.

Career

After graduation, he taught there, where he was vice-president in 2009 and president in July 2011. In 1994, at the age of 31, he became chief designer of supercomputer YH-3 and later became chief designer of Tianhe-1. He has been president of the PLA Academy of Military Science since July 2017.[2]

He was a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress. He was a delegate to the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was an alternate member of the 18th CCP Central Committee. He is a member of the 19th CCP Central Committee.

Honours and awards

References
  1. 7人晋升上将军衔 何卫东升任东部战区司令(图). sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (19 July 2017). 杨学军任军事科学院院长，方向任政治委员. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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