Ding Yi (admiral)

Ding Yi (Chinese: 丁毅; pinyin: Dīng Yì; born October 1959) is a naval aviator and vice admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He has served as Deputy Commander of the PLAN since 2013.

Ding Yi
丁毅
Deputy Commander of the PLA Navy
Incumbent
Assumed office 2013
Commander	Wu Shengli
Preceded by	Zhang Yongyi
Personal details
Born	October 1959 (age 65) Leiyang, Hunan
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service	? − present
Rank	Vice Admiral

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ding.

Biography

Ding was born in October 1959 in Leiyang, Hunan Province.^[1] He began his military career as a naval aviator, and served as commander of an aviation division in the East Sea Fleet, deputy chief of staff the North Sea Fleet, and deputy commander and then commander of the PLA Naval Air Force. In 2013, he was promoted to deputy commander of the PLA Navy. He attained the rank of vice admiral (zhong jiang) on 10 July 2014.^[2][3]