Zheng He (general)
Zheng He | |||||||
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郑和 | |||||||
| Political Commissar of the PLA National Defense University | |||||||
| Assumed office August 2021 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Wu Jieming | ||||||
| President of PLA National Defense University | |||||||
| In office June 2017 – August 2021 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zhang Shibo | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Xu Xueqiang | ||||||
| President of PLA Academy of Military Science | |||||||
| In office January 2017 – July 2017 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Cai Yingting | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Yang Xuejun | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | November 1958 (age 66) Shanghai, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance | People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service | People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | ?–present | ||||||
| Rank | General | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑和 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鄭和 | ||||||
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Zheng He (Chinese: 郑和; born November 1958) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army who served as president of PLA National Defense University from 2017 to 2021. He is a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.