Xu Qiliang

Air Force General

Xu Qiliang
许其亮
Xu in 2015
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission
In office
Party Commission:
4 November 2012 – 23 October 2022
State Commission:
16 March 2013 – 11 March 2023
Serving with Fan Changlong and Zhang Youxia
ChairmanXi Jinping
10th Commander of the PLA Air Force
In office
September 2007 – October 2012
DeputyHe Weirong
Preceded byQiao Qingchen
Succeeded byMa Xiaotian
Personal details
Born(1950-03-29)29 March 1950
Linqu County, Shandong, China
Died2 June 2025(2025-06-02) (aged 75)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1967–2025)
Alma materPLA National Defense University
Committees
  • Central Leading Group for Military Reform
Military service
Allegiance China
Branch People's Air Force
Service years1966–2023
Rank Air Force General
Commands
  • Shenyang Military Region
    • Air Force (1999–2004)
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Xu Qiliang (Chinese: 许其亮; pinyin: Xǔ Qíliàng; 29 March 1950 – 2 June 2025) was a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force general. He was a Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2012 to 2022. He was a Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China from 2013 to 2023. He was a member of the 18th and the 19th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party.

Xu died on 2 June 2025 in Beijing, China at the age of 75.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Xu Qiliang, former top Chinese general close to Xi, dies in Beijing". Associated Press. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Top Chinese military commander Xu Qiliang dies". South China Morning Post. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.


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