Dai Li 戴笠 | |
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| Director of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics | |
| In office 1928 – 17 March 1946 | |
| President | Chiang Kai-shek |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Mao Renfeng |
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| Born | 28 May 1897 Jiangshan, Zhejiang, Qing dynasty China |
| Died | 17 March 1946 (aged 48) Nanjing, Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Other political affiliations | Blue Shirts Society |
| Spouse | Mao Xiucong (1915–1939) |
| Education | Whampoa Military Academy |
| Awards | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Republic of China |
| Years of service | 1927–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
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| Chinese | 戴笠 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 雨農 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 雨农 | ||||||||
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| Birth name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 戴春風 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 戴春风 | ||||||||
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Dai Li (Chinese: 戴笠; pinyin: Dài Lì; May 28, 1897 – March 17, 1946), courtesy name Yunong, was a Chinese lieutenant general and spymaster. Dai was born in Jiangshan, Zhejiang and later studied at the Whampoa Military Academy, where Chiang Kai-shek served as Chief Commandant, and later became head of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (BIS) within the Nationalist government of the Republic of China (ROC).