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Xu Qiliang

1950 - 2025

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Xu Qiliang (Chinese: 许其亮; pinyin: Xǔ Qíliàng; 29 March 1950 – 2 June 2025) was a Chinese air force general in the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). He served as a Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2012 to 2022, and served as a Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China from 2013 to 2023. He served as a member of the 18th and the 19th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. He was promoted to Commander of the PLAAF from 2007 to 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Xu Qiliang is the 11,477th most popular politician (up from 15,762nd in 2019), the 733rd most popular biography from China (up from 960th in 2019) and the 382nd most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Xu Qiliang ranks 11,477 out of 19,576. Before him are Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Mutassim Gaddafi, Audata, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Ngô Quyền, and John Owen. After him are Leyla Zana, José Bonifácio de Andrada, Raymond-Roupen, Catherine of Bulgaria, John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, and Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Xu Qiliang ranks 233. Before him are Edgar Savisaar, Abdurrahim El-Keib, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Bill Irwin, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Oscar Cantoni. After him are Josiane Balasko, Ivan Hlinka, Ljubomir Ljubojević, Yuen Wah, Joe Johnston, and Peter Frampton. Among people deceased in 2025, Xu Qiliang ranks 168. Before him are Loretta Swit, Dick Button, Taina Elg, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Pamela Bach, and Claude Allègre. After him are Garth Hudson, Roy Ayers, Edmund White, Talgat Musabayev, Barbara Frischmuth, and Sandra Harding.

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In China

Among people born in China, Xu Qiliang ranks 733 out of 1,610. Before him are Ng Man-tat (1952), Lin Huiyin (1904), Li Lisan (1899), Xie Lingyun (385), Li Siyuan (867), and Chu Suiliang (597). After him are Empress Wang (-8), Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei (483), Qian Zhongshu (1910), Lien Chan (1936), Longchenpa (1308), and Chen Boda (1904).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Xu Qiliang ranks 382. Before him are Shi Lang (1621), Hai Rui (1514), Wang Can (177), Li Lisan (1899), Li Siyuan (867), and Chu Suiliang (597). After him are Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei (483), Lien Chan (1936), Chen Boda (1904), Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama (1883), Ulanhu (1906), and Wu Bangguo (1941).

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