Fang Fenghui

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Biography

Fang was born Ma Xianyang (Script error: No such module "Lang".) in Chidao Township, Xunyi County, Shaanxi Province.[1] His father Ma Guoxuan (Script error: No such module "Lang".) was a military and government officer who died in 1960.[1] After his mother Fang Linjiang (Script error: No such module "Lang".) remarried in Bin County, he renamed himself Fang Fenghui using his mother's surname.[1][2][3]

Fang joined the PLA in February 1968, at the height of the Cultural Revolution. He served in Xinjiang in his early career. He later served as commander of the Beijing Military Region (2007–2012).[4] and commander of Guangzhou Military Region (2003–2007). Fang achieved the rank of Major general in 1998, Lieutenant general in July 2005 and general in July 2010. He was appointed as the Chief of Joint Staff on October 25, 2012, succeeding Chen Bingde; when the Joint Staff department was re-organized in 2016 as a new organ under the Central Military Commission, Fang continued his role as chief of the joint staff.[5]

During the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, Fang served as the commanding officer of the military contingent during the inspection parade of then Central Military Commission chairman Hu Jintao.

In August 2017, Fang was placed under investigation for corruption. He was sent to military procuratorial organs in January 2018.[6][7] He was expelled from the Communist Party on October 16, 2018.[8] On February 20, 2019, Fang was sentenced to life imprisonment for bribery.[9]

Fang was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

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Military offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Commander of the 21st Group Army
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Commander of the Beijing Military Region
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Chief of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department
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New title Chief of Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission
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