Rao Shoukun

Rao Shoukun
饶守坤
Commander of Jinan Military Region
In office
January 1980 – June 1985
Preceded byZeng Siyu
Succeeded byLi Jiulong
Commander of the North Sea Fleet
In office
August 1975 – January 1980
Preceded byMa Zhongquan [zh]
Succeeded byYang Li [zh]
Personal details
Born (1915-09-30) 30 September 1915 (age 109)
Dexing County, Jiangxi, China
Died14 September 2006(2006-09-14) (aged 90)
Jinan, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materCounter-Japanese Military and Political University
PLA Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1932–1985
Rank Lieutenant general
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War
Awards August 1 Medal (1st Class)
Order of Independence and Freedom (2nd Class)
Order of Liberation (1st Class)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRáo Shǒukūn

Rao Shoukun (Chinese: 饶守坤; 30 September 1915 – 14 September 2006) was a founding lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a representative of the 11th and 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 5th and 6th National People's Congress.