Ding Laihang

Ding Laihang
丁来杭
Ding in 2009
12th Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force
In office
August 2017 – September 2021[1]
Preceded byMa Xiaotian
Succeeded byChang Dingqiu
Commander of the Northern Theater Command Air Force
In office
February 2016 – August 2017
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byXu Xueqiang
Commander of the Shenyang Military Region Air Force
In office
August 2012 – January 2016
Preceded byZhou Laiqiang
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
BornSeptember 1957 (age 67)
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Air Force
Years of service?–2021
Rank Air Force General
Commands People's Liberation Army Air Force
Northern Theater Command Air Force
Shenyang Military Region Air Force
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDīng Láiháng

Ding Laihang (Chinese: 丁来杭; born September 1957) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) who served as Commander of People's Liberation Army Air Force from 2017 to 2021. Prior to that, he was commander of the Shenyang Military Region Air Force and then commander of the Northern Theater Command Air Force.

  1. ^ "Star General Chang Dingqiu Takes Command of China's Air Force".