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Sun Dafa

Sun Dafa
孙大发
Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department
In office July 2005 – December 2010
Preceded by	Zhang Wentai
Succeeded by	Liu Yuan
Personal details
Born	November 1945 Jinzhai County, Anhui, China
Died	26 September 2019(2019-09-26) (aged 73) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	PLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance	Chinese Communist Party
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1964–2011
Rank	General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	孙大发
Traditional Chinese	孫大發
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sūn Dàfā

Sun Dafa (Chinese: 孙大发; November 1945 – 26 September 2019) was a general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as Political Commissar of the PLA General Logistics Department.

Sun was born in November 1945 in Jinzhai, Anhui, Republic of China.^[1] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in 1964 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1968.^[2]

After 1977, he served as the secretary of Li Desheng, then the commander of the Shenyang Military Region.^[1] In May 1984, he was appointed Political Commissar of the 115th Division of the 39th Group Army. In June 1990, he was promoted to Director of the Political Department of the 16th Group Army, and attained the rank of major general. He was later promoted to political commissar of the 16th Army.^[2]

In January 1999, Sun became Director of the Political Department of the Shenyang Military Region, and attained the rank of lieutenant general in 2000. He was transferred to the Nanjing Military Region in August 2003 and became Director of the Political Department there. In January 2005, he became vice political commissar and secretary of discipline commission of the Nanjing Military Region. From 2005, he served as Political Commissar of the PLA General Logistics Department. He was made a full general in June 2007.^[2]

Sun was a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[2] He graduated from PLA National Defense University and has authored some military books, for example High-Tech War Strategy (高技术战争谋略).^{[citation needed]}

Sun died in Beijing on 26 September 2019, aged 73.^[1]