Han Shengyan
Chinese General
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Han Shengyan (Chinese: 韩胜延; born May 1963) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army Air Force and a Chinese military commander. Since December 2025, he has served as commander of the Central Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army. He is also a member of the National People's Congress Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the 14th National People's Congress.[1][2]
Han Shengyan | |
|---|---|
韩胜延 | |
| Commander of Central Theater Command | |
| Assumed office December 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Qiang |
| Political Commissar | Xu Deqing |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1963 (age 62) Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Years of service | 1979-present |
| Rank |  Air Force General |
| Unit | Nanjing Military Region
Chengdu Military Region Lanzhou Military Region Western Theater Command Central Theater Command Air Force Central Theater Command |
Biography
Han Shengyan was born in Zhangjiakou, Hebei. In the early 1990s, he participated in an overseas study program organized by the Chinese military. He has spent most of his career in the People's Liberation Army Air Force, where he held a series of command and staff positions.[3]
Han successively served as commander of the 3rd Air Division and the 1st Air Division of the Air Force, as well as deputy chief of staff of the Chengdu Military Region Air Force. In July 2011, he was appointed chief of staff of the Lanzhou Military Region Air Force. In June 2013, he became deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region Air Force.[4]
Following the establishment of the theater command system, Han was appointed deputy commander of the Western Theater Command in September 2016.[5] In November 2018, he was transferred to serve as commander of the Central Theater Command Air Force.[6]
In 2025, Han was appointed commander of the Central Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army. In the same year, he was designated parade commander of the 2025 China Victory Day Parade.[7][3] On December 22, 2025, Han was promoted to the rank of general at a ceremony held by the Central Military Commission in Beijing.[8]