Ma Zhenjun

Ma Zhenjun (Chinese: 麻振军; born 1962) is a lieutenant general (zhong jiang) of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of China. He has been Chief of Staff of the PLAAF since August 2013, and previously served as Commander of the Beijing Military Region Air Force.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ma.
Ma Zhenjun
麻振军
Chief of Staff of the PLA Air Force
Assumed office
August 2013
CommanderMa Xiaotian
Preceded byYang Guohai
Commander of the Beijing Military Region Air Force
In office
August 2012 – August 2013
Preceded byJiang Jianzeng
Succeeded byZhuang Kezhu
Personal details
Born1962 (age 58–59)
Pingyu, Henan, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance China
Branch/servicePeople's Liberation Army Air Force
Years of service? – present
Rank Air Force Lieutenant General

Biography

Ma was born in 1962 in Pingyu, Henan Province. He enlisted in the PLAAF and served in the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force for many years.[1]

Ma earned fast promotion after proving himself a top-grade fighter pilot, an outstanding fighter division commander, and a keen proponent of training. Instead of routine technical training, Ma emphasized tactical combat training. When he commanded the 2nd Fighter Division, it was rated as having displayed the most proficiency in training for three successive years. He also won three PLA science and technology awards.[2]

In 2007, Ma was promoted from commander of the 2nd Fighter Division to deputy chief of staff of the Guangzhou MR Air Force, when he was 43. Two years later, he was promoted to deputy commander of the Jinan Military Region Air Force (a full corps rank) and again within one year he was transferred to the Beijing Military Region Air Force as deputy commander and chief of staff. The frequent transfers reflect the air force leadership's confidence in Ma and their crafting a succession plan for him involving gaining intimate familiarity with various MRAFs and combat units.[2] Ma attained the rank of major general in July 2008.[1] He was probably the only major general at the full corps rank in the air force who was born in the 1960s.[2]

In March 2011, Ma was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the PLAAF. In August 2012, he became Commander of the Beijing MR Air Force and Deputy Commander of the Beijing MR. In August 2013, Ma was promoted to Chief of Staff of the PLAAF and the rank of lieutenant general.[1]

References
  1. "Ma Zhenjun" (in Chinese). National Chengchi University. 2 August 2015.
  2. You Ji (2012). "Meeting the Challenge of the Upcoming PLAAF Leadership Reshuffle". The Chinese Air Force: Evolving Concepts, Roles, and Capabilities (PDF). National Defense University Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-16-091386-0.

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