Compiled from the following sources:

Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 6/28/2004
Career Data Updated: 12/11/2006

PHOTO: Qiu Yanhan
Qiu Yanhan 邱衍汉
Commander, PLA Lanzhou Military Region, Xinjiang Military District, Alternate Member of the16th CPC Central Committee
Born: 1944

Biography Highlight

Qiu Yanhan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Tianmen, Hubei province. He was born in 1944, joined the PLA in 1960, and joined the CPC in 1965. He was promoted to the rank of major general in 1995, and lieutenant general in 2001. Qiu held leading posts in the PLA 168th Infantry Regiment, where he served as chief of staff until 1978. In the mid-1990s he served as deputy commander of the South Border Military Region.

Recent Career Data

2002—2007 Alternate Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2001— Lieutenant General, PLA
2000— Commander, PLA, Regions, Lanzhou Military Region, Xinjiang Military District
1999—2000 Commander, PLA, Regions, Lanzhou Military Region, Shaanxi Military District Shaanxi Province
1997—1999 Commander, PLA, Regions, Nanjing Military Region Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City
1996—1997 Student, University of National Defense, Basic Department Beijing Municipality
1995—2001 Major General, PLA
1993—1997 Deputy Commander, PLA, Regions, Nanjing Military Region Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City
1984—1993 Division Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, Army (or Ground Force)
1983—1984 Deputy Division Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, Army (or Ground Force)

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