Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force

The Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy (Chinese: 中国人民解放军空军司令员; pinyin: Zhōngguó rénmín jiěfàngjūn kōngjūn sīlìng yuán), is the title of the People's Liberation Army officer who serves as the commanding officer of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The 12th and current, commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force is Ding Laihang.

Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force 中国人民解放军空军司令员
Air Force Flag of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent General Ding Laihang since August 2017
Member of	People's Liberation Army Air Force
Seat	Beijing
Formation	25 October 1949
First holder	Liu Yalou

List of commanders

No.		Commander	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
1		General Liu Yalou 刘亚楼 (1910–1965)	25 October 1949	7 May 1965 †	15 years, 6 months	[1]
2		Lieutenant general Wu Faxian 吴法宪 (1915–2004)	May 1965	September 1971	6 years, 3 months	[1][2]
3		Major general Ma Ning 马宁 (1922–2010)	May 1973	February 1977	3 years, 9 months	[2][3]
4		Major general Zhang Tingfa 张廷发 (1918–2010)	April 1977	July 1985	8 years, 3 months	[3]
5		General Wang Hai 王海 (born 1926)	July 1985	November 1992	7 years, 4 months	[3]
6		General Cao Shuangming 曹双明 (1929–2019)	November 1992	October 1994	1 year, 11 months	[3]
7		General Yu Zhenwu 于振武 (born 1931)	October 1994	November 1996	2 years, 1 month	[3]
8		General Liu Shunyao 刘顺尧 (1939–2002)	November 1996	May 2002	5 years, 6 months	[3]
9		General Qiao Qingchen 乔清晨 (born 1939)	May 2002	August 2007	5 years, 3 months	.
10		General Xu Qiliang 许其亮 (born 1950)	September 2007	October 2012	5 years, 2 months	.
11		General Ma Xiaotian 马晓天 (born 1949)	October 2012	August 2017	4 years, 10 months	[4]
12		General Ding Laihang 丁来杭 (born 1957)	August 2017	Incumbent	3 years, 6 months	[4]

References

1. "附卷二 中国人民解放军组织(1949.10—1997.9) 上部　过渡时期和社会主义建设时期(1949.10—1966.5) 第四章　中国人民解放军各军兵种 第二节　空军及空军党委" (in Chinese). The History of People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
2. "附卷二 中国人民解放军组织(1949.10—1997.9) 中部　"文化大革命"时期(1966.5—1976.10) 第四章　中国人民解放军各军兵种 第二节　空军及空军党委" (in Chinese). The History of People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
3. "附卷二 中国人民解放军组织(1949.10—1997.9) 下部　社会主义事业发展新时期(1976.10—1997.9) 第四章　中国人民解放军各军兵种 第二节　空军及空军党委" (in Chinese). The History of People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
4. "中国空军新任司令员丁来杭寄语新飞行学员：争当制胜空天的新锐一代！". Sina. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-01.