Peng Yong

Peng Yong
彭勇
Commander of the Xinjiang Military District
Assumed office
July 2011
Preceded by Zhu Jinlin
Personal details
Born January 1954 (age 6162)
Lulong County, Hebei, China
Political party Communist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance  China
Service/branch People's Liberation Army
Years of service 1970 − present
Rank Lieutenant General
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Peng.

Peng Yong (Chinese: 彭勇; pinyin: Péng Yǒng; born January 1954) is a lieutenant general (zhong jiang) in the People's Liberation Army of China and the current Commander of the Xinjiang Military District.

Originally from Lulong County, Hebei, Peng joined the military in 1970. He served in the 21st Group Army, then the 47th Group Army, before joining the Xinjiang Military District as its commander. He was promoted to lieutenant general in November 2012.[1] He also served on the Xinjiang Autonomous Regional Standing Committee of the Communist Party, but was removed from the position as a result of the 2013 Tiananmen Square attack, thought to be perpetrated by Uyghurs from Xinjiang. He was replaced by Major General Liu Lei, political commissar of the Xinjiang Military District.[2][3]

He is a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

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