Zhang Yihu (; born 1962) is a lieutenant general (''

zhong jiang Jiang ( formerly romanized chiang and usually translated general) is a general officer rank used by China and Taiwan. It is also used as jang in North and South Korea, shō in Japan, and tướng in Vietnam. Chinese People's Liberation Army T ...

'') of the

People's Liberation Army Air Force The People's Liberation Army Air Force, also referred to as the Chinese Air Force () or the People's Air Force (), is the primary aerial warfare service of the People's Liberation Army. The PLAAF controls most of the PLA's air assets, includi ...

(PLAAF) of China. He has served as deputy commander of the

Central Theater Command The Central Theater Command is one of the five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army of China, and was founded on 1 February 2016. Its predecessors were the Beijing Military Region and Jinan Military Region. The International Inst ...

since 2016. He formerly served as commander of the

Lanzhou Military Region The Lanzhou Military Region was one of seven military regions in the People's Republic of China. It directed all People's Liberation Army and People's Armed Police forces in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, and Ngari Prefecture in no ...

Air Force and deputy commander of the Lanzhou MR.

Biography

Zhang Yihu was born in 1962 in

Lianyungang Lianyungang () is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province of China, province, China. It borders Yancheng to its southeast, Huai'an and Suqian to its south, Xuzhou to its southwest, and the province of Shandong to its north. Its ...

Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...

Province. He enlisted in the PLAAF in 1980, serving in the

Nanjing Military Region The Nanjing Military Region () was one of the former seven military command regions for the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Its jurisdiction covered all military and armed police located in Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Shangh ...

Air Force. He rose to a regimental leader in the 3rd Fighter Division of the PLAAF, and was the commander of the air force squad in the 1999 Chinese National Day Parade. In 2002, Zhang became commander of the 33rd Fighter Division. He was promoted to deputy chief of staff of the

Chengdu Military Region The Chengdu Military Region was one of seven military districts and is located in the southwest of the People's Republic of China, covering Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and the Xizang/Tibet Autonomous Region. It includes some of the area ...

Air Force in July 2008, and assistant chief of staff of the PLAAF a year later. He was then appointed chief of staff of the

Air Force (MRAF) in July 2010, and chief of staff of the

Beijing Military Region The Beijing Military Region was one of seven military regions for the Chinese People's Liberation Army. From the mid-1980s to 2017, it had administration of all military affairs within Beijing city, Tianjin city, Hebei province, Shanxi province, ...

Air Force in May 2011. In July 2013, he was promoted to commander of the Lanzhou MRAF and deputy commander of the Lanzhou MR. In January 2016, Zhang was appointed deputy commander of the newly established

. Zhang attained the rank of major general in July 2009 and lieutenant general on 16 July 2014. He was one of the youngest lieutenant generals in the PLAAF, along with

Ma Zhenjun Ma Zhenjun (; born 1962) is a lieutenant general (''zhong jiang'') of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of China. He has been Chief of Staff of the PLAAF since August 2013, and previously served as commander of the Beijing Military R ...

and Huang Guoxian.

References

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