Xu Yaoyuan

Xu Yaoyuan
许耀元
Political Commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Sciences
In office
December 2014 – January 2017
Preceded bySun Sijing
Succeeded byFang Xiang
Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police
In office
July 2010 – December 2014
Preceded byYu Linxiang
Succeeded bySun Sijing
Personal details
BornDecember 1952 (age 71)
Wujiang County, Jiangsu, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1969–2017
Rank General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese耀
Traditional Chinese耀
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXǔ Yàoyuán

Xu Yaoyuan (Chinese: 许耀元; born December 1952) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as Political Commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Science and was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.