Shen Jinlong

Shen Jinlong
沈金龙
Shen Jinlong in 2015
8th Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy
In office
January 2017 – September 2021[1]
Preceded byWu Shengli
Succeeded byDong Jun
Commander of the South Sea Fleet
In office
December 2014 – January 2017
Preceded byJiang Weilie
Succeeded byWang Hai
President of the PLA Naval Command Academy
In office
2011–2014
President of Dalian Naval Academy
In office
2010–2011
Preceded byYang Junfei
Succeeded byJiang Guoping
Personal details
BornOctober 1956 (age 68)
Nanhui District, Shanghai, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service?–2021
Rank Admiral

Shen Jinlong (simplified Chinese: 沈金龙; traditional Chinese: 沈金龍; pinyin: Shěn Jīnlóng; born October 1956) is a Chinese admiral who served as Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) from 2017 to 2021.[2]

  1. ^ "Xi presents orders to promote military officers to rank of general".
  2. ^ "南海舰队司令沈金龙接替吴胜利出任海军司令". January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017. 1月20日上午,海军在京隆重举行将官军衔晋升仪式。海军司令员沈金龙宣读中央军委主席习近平签署的晋衔命令,海军政委苗华主持晋衔仪式