Ding Laifu
Ding Laifu | |
|---|---|
丁来富 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1968 (age 56) Nanling County, Anhui, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Years of service | 1986–present |
| Rank | Major General |
Ding Laifu (Chinese: 丁来富; pinyin: Dīng Láifù; born April 1968) is a senior officer of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF). He is the current commander of the 73rd Group Army of the PLAGF. He is also a delegate to the 14th National People's Congress.
Biography[edit]
Ding was born in Nanling County, in Wuhu, Anhui in April 1968. He joined the People's Liberation Army in October 1986 and graduated from Changsha Artillery Academy in 1990. He has successively served as soldier, squad leader, platoon leader, company commander, staff officer, training section chief, battalion commander, and regiment chief of staff. In July 2004, he was appointed regiment commander. During Ding's tenure as regimental commander, the team was commended by superiors every year as a comprehensively advanced brigade and a first-level military training unit.[1] In 2009, he served as the commander of the artillery brigade of the 12th Group Army. During his tenure as brigade commander, the brigade was commended by the military region as an advanced brigade in comprehensive construction, an advanced unit in party committee team post training, and an advanced unit in grassroots construction. It was commended by the group army as an advanced brigade in preparing for military struggle. The individual was successively commended by the Fourth Headquarters as the first "Outstanding Commanding Officer of the Army" and the 12th "Pacemaker of Learning and Talenting in the Army". He was rated as "Excellent Brigade Chief" and "Eastern Front Soldier" by the Nanjing Military Region, and was awarded the third class 9 times.[2]
Since then, Ding has served successively as the division commander of an artillery division of the 1st Group Army and the deputy chief of staff of the 1st Army. In 2016, he served as Chief of Staff of the 16th Group Army.[3] In March 2017, he served as the chief of staff of the newly reorganized 79th Group Army.[4] In July 2020, he was promoted to commander of the Army's 72nd Group Army.[5][6] In March 2022, he was transferred the 73rd Group Army, serving as its commander.[7][8]
Ding was promoted to the rank of major general in July 2017.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "锻造信息化炮兵 全军优秀指挥军官丁来富". 央视网 (in Chinese). 2011-11-16. Archived from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "炮兵旅长丁来富". 央视网 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "丁来富调任陆军第16集团军参谋长，曾任第1集团军副参谋长". 澎湃新闻 (in Chinese). 2017-03-17. Archived from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "原第16集团军参谋长丁来富调任第79集团军参谋长". 搜狐 (in Chinese). 2017-05-12. Archived from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "2分钟勇救4人，第72集团军某合成旅士官王亮荣立一等功". 澎湃新闻 (in Chinese). 2020-07-31. Archived from the original on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "实战实训，在硝烟中磨砺战场硬功". 澎湃新闻 (in Chinese). 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "加快推进高水平战略管理人才建设". 中国军网 (in Chinese). 2022-02-28. Archived from the original on 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "军队是要准备打仗的". 中国军网 (in Chinese). 2022-04-20. Archived from the original on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "廖可铎、何卫东、徐忠波、李桥铭、王建武、王春宁晋升中将". 澎湃新闻 (in Chinese). 2017-08-04. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2022-07-02.