Mei Wen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Mei.
Mei Wen
梅文
Political Commissar of the Eastern Theater Command Navy
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 2022
CommanderWang Zhongcai
Preceded byLiu Qingsong
Personal details
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Huangmei County, Hubei, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materDalian Naval Academy
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service1985–present
Rank Vice Admiral
CommandsEastern Theater Command Navy

Mei Wen (Chinese: 梅文; pinyin: Méi Wén; born 1965) is a vice admiral in the People's Liberation Army of China who is the current deputy political commissar of the Eastern Theater Command and political commissar of the Eastern Theater Command Navy.

Biography

Mei was born in Huangmei County, Hubei, in 1965.[1] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) during university in 1985. After graduated from Dalian Naval Academy, he was assigned to the South Sea Fleet (now Southern Theater Command Navy).[2]

He was appointed political commissar of the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning on 25 September 2012.[3] In May 2016, he became political commissar of the PLA Navy Second Submarine Base [zh] and later served as political commissar of the Network System Department of the PLA Strategic Support Force [zh].[4][5] In March 2022, he was commissioned as deputy political commissar of the Eastern Theater Command and political commissar of the Eastern Theater Command Navy.[6]

He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral (shaojiang) in July 2017 and vice admiral (zhongjiang) in June 2022.[7]

References

  1. ^ Liu Feichao (刘飞超); Xiong Hui (熊辉) (26 September 2012). 航母政委梅文：高考落榜后不肯待业坚持当兵. ifeng.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  2. ^ 首隻航母入軍 胡溫罕有同場 命名授旗「遼寧」號. mingpao (in Chinese). 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ 中国首艘航母“辽宁”舰长为张峥 政委为梅文. ifeng.com (in Chinese). 2012-09-25. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  4. ^ 中国首艘航母辽宁舰换将：“博士舰长”刘喆出任新舰长. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  5. ^ 10月26日 中国人民解放军海军少将，现任32069部队政委梅文一行参观赛珍珠馆. rabe.nju.edu.cn (in Chinese). 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  6. ^ 辽宁舰原政委梅文已担任东部战区海军政委. sina (in Chinese). 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  7. ^ Yue, Huairang (2017-08-04). 辽宁舰原舰长张峥、原政委梅文双双晋升少将军衔. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
Military offices
Preceded by Political Commissar of the Eastern Theater Command Navy
2022–present 		Incumbent