Wang Hongyao

Wang Hongyao
王洪尧
Political Commissar of the PLA General Armaments Department (CMC Equipment Development Department)
In office
July 2011 – January 2017
Preceded byChi Wanchun
Succeeded byAn Zhaoqing
Personal details
BornNovember 1951 (age 72)
Jining, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1969–2017
Rank General

Wang Hongyao (Chinese: 王洪尧; pinyin: Wáng Hóngyáo; born November 1951) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as Political Commissar of the PLA General Armaments Department, and its successor organization, the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission, from 2011 to 2017.