Wan Haifeng

Wan Haifeng
万海峰
Wan in 1955
Political Commissar of Chengdu Military Region
In office
October 1982 – April 1990
Preceded byXu Liqing
Succeeded byGu Shanqing
Personal details
Born
Maotou (毛头)

(1920-09-25)25 September 1920
Guangshan County, Henan, China
Died31 March 2023(2023-03-31) (aged 102)
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseZhao Zheng (1943-2019, her death)
Children4
Parent(s)Wan Tianrun
Xiao Shi
Alma materPLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1933–1998
Rank General
CommandsBeijing Military Region
Chengdu Military Region
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War
Korean War
AwardsRed Star Medal
Order of Independence and Freedom
Order of Liberation

Wan Haifeng (simplified Chinese: 万海峰; traditional Chinese: 萬海峰; pinyin: Wàn Haǐfēng; 25 September 1920 – 31 March 2023) was a Chinese military general. He was awarded the military rank of general (Shangjiang) in September 1988.

Born in Guangshan County, Henan, Wan joined the Red Army at the age of 13 and joined the Chinese Communist Party at the age of 17. He fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Civil War and the Korea War.

Wan was a member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party a member of the Central Advisory Commission. He was delegate to the 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a deputy to the 5th and 7th National People's Congress.