Li Jinai (simplified Chinese: 李继耐; traditional Chinese: 李繼耐; pinyin: Lǐ Jìnài; born July 1942) is a general in the People's Liberation Army.[1][2][3]

Li Jinai
李继耐
Director-general of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department
In office
September 2004 – October 2012
Preceded byXu Caihou
Succeeded byZhang Yang
Head of the People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department
In office
November 2002 – September 2004
Preceded byCao Gangchuan
Succeeded byChen Bingde
Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department
In office
April 1998 – November 2002
Preceded byDai Xuejiang
Succeeded byChi Wanchun
Personal details
BornJuly 1942 (age 82)
Teng County, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materHarbin Institute of Technology
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1967–2012
Rank General

Biography

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Li Jinai was born in Teng County (now Tengzhou), Shandong in July 1942.[1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1965 and joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in December 1967. He graduated from the Harbin Institute of Technology in 1966 majoring in Engineering Mechanics.[1][2][3]

He was rose to the General Political Department of the PLA in 1985 and became the deputy director there in 1990. From 1992 to 1998, he served the State Commission of Science and Technology for National Defense Industry as deputy political commissar and later political commissar. From 1998 to 2002, he was the political commissar and deputy party secretary of the General Armament Department and was elected as director of that department as well as a member of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the CCP in 2002. One year later, he was elected as a member of CMC of the state.[1][2][3]

In September 2004, he was appointed the director of the General Political Department of the PLA while holding the position of member of CMC of the party and the state.[1]

He was an alternate member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a regular member of the 15th, 16th and 17th central committees.[1][2][3]

Family

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Younger sister: Li, Jihong (李继红)

Niece: Li, Wei (李薇)[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 李继耐简历. Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "Who's Who: Li Jinai". China Today. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Li Jinai". People's Daily. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  4. ^ A third-generation Chinese woman suspected of murdering American husband Keith Green pledges 70 million yuan for bail. epochtimes. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
Military offices
New title Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department
1998–2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by Head of the People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department
2002–2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by Director-general of General Political Department
2004–2012
Succeeded by