Wu Yanan (general)

Wu Yanan
吴亚男
Commander of the Southern Theater Command
Assumed office
July 2024
Political CommissarWang Wenquan
Preceded byWang Xiubin
Commander of the Central Theater Command
In office
January 2022 – January 2023
Political CommissarXu Deqing
Preceded byLin Xiangyang
Succeeded byHuang Ming
Personal details
BornAugust 1962 (age 62)
Fuxin, Liaoning, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materFuxin High School
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1980–present
Rank General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Yànán

Wu Yanan (Chinese: 吴亚男; born August 1962) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), currently serving as commander of the Southern Theater Command, in office since July 2024. He was commander of the Central Theater Command from January 2022 to January 2023. In January 2023, he was transferred to the Central Military Commission Joint Operations Command Center.[1] He is a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[2]

  1. ^ "What is China's Joint Operations Command Centre and who's in charge?". SCMP. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (6 September 2017). 解放军和武警部队选举产生303名出席党的十九大代表(名单). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2022.