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.
Qiu Yanhan was elected commander of the Xinjiang Autonomous Regional Military Area Command in 2000. He is an alternate member of the 16th CPC Central Committee.
2002—2007 |
Alternate Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee |
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2001— |
Lieutenant General, PLA |
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2000— |
Commander, PLA, Regions, Lanzhou Military Region, Xinjiang Military District |
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1999—2000 |
Commander, PLA, Regions, Lanzhou Military Region, Shaanxi Military District Shaanxi Province |
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1997—1999 |
Commander, PLA, Regions, Nanjing Military Region Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City |
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1996—1997 |
Student, University of National Defense, Basic Department Beijing Municipality |
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1995—2001 |
Major General, PLA |
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1993—1997 |
Deputy Commander, PLA, Regions, Nanjing Military Region Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City |
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1984—1993 |
Division Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, Army (or Ground Force) |
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1983—1984 |
Deputy Division Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, Army (or Ground Force) |
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1981—1983 |
Deputy Chief of Staff, PLA, Services and Arms, Army (or Ground Force) (Division Command) |
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1979—1981 |
Student, Military Academy of the Chinese PLA, Basic Department |
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1978—1978 |
Chief of Staff, PLA, Services and Arms, Army (or Ground Force) (Regiment Command) |
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1978—1981 |
Deputy Head, PLA, Services and Arms, Army (or Ground Force), Combat Training Section (Corps Command) |
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1975—1978 |
Battalion Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, Army (or Ground Force) |
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1972—1975 |
Section Head, PLA, Services and Arms, Army (or Ground Force), Combat Training Section |
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1967—1972 |
Staff Officer, PLA, Services and Arms, Army (or Ground Force), Combat Training Section (Division Command) |
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1962—1967 |
Code Clerk, PLA, Services and Arms, Army (or Ground Force), Division Command |
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1961—1962 |
Student, Xinyang Infantry School Henan Province |
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1960—1961 |
Soldier, PLA, Services and Arms, Army (or Ground Force) |
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1960 |
Joined, PLA |
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