Native name 王玉发 Name Wang Yufa Allegiance China | Years of service 1968-2015 Rank Air marshal Battles/wars Sino-Vietnamese War | |
Commands held Deputy political commissar of Guangzhou Military Region Service/branch People's Liberation Army Air Force Unit 54th Group Army, People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison | ||
Battles and wars Sino-Vietnamese War | ||
Wang Yufa (born August 1948) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army Air Force of China. He served as deputy political commissar of the Guangzhou Military Region and political commissar of its Air Force. On September 30, 2015, it was announced that he was being investigated for corruption and his case was handed over to military prosecutors.
He was a member of the 10th National People's Congress and a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Biography
Born in August 1948 in Nanzhao County, Henan, Wang Yufa joined the People's Liberation Army in March 1968. He participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War. He was political commissar of 127 Division of 54th Group Army in 1985, and held that office until 1994. In November 1994 he became the deputy political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison, rising to political commissar in May 1999. In December 2003, he was appointed the political commissar of Chengdu Military Region Air Force, he remained in that position until August 2006, when he was transferred to Guangzhou Military Region and appointed deputy political commissar of Guangzhou Military Region and political commissar of its Air Force. Wang attained the rank of major general in 1998 and lieutenant general in July 2005.
On August 28, 2015, Wang Yufa was removed from membership of China's top political advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. On September 30, he was transferred to the military procuratorates.