Chen Qizhi

Chen Qizhi
Chen Qizhi
陈启智
President of National University of Defense Technology
	In office; June 1990 – February 1994
Preceded by	Zhang Liangqi
Succeeded by	Guo Guirong
Personal details
Born	December 1925 (age 96); Chengdu, Sichuan, Republic of China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	National Central University
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Rank	Lieutenant general
	Scientific career
Fields	Rocket motor
Institutions	National University of Defense Technology
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	陈启智
Traditional Chinese	陳啟智
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Qǐzhì

Chen Qizhi (Chinese: 陈启智; born December 1925) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as president of National University of Defense Technology from 1990 to 1994. He was a delegate to the 4th and 5th National People's Congress.

Biography[]

Chen was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, in December 1925, during the Republic of China. After graduating from National Central University (now Nanjing University) in 1948,^[1] he joined the faculty of PLA Military Engineering College.^[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1954. In June 1990, he became president of National University of Defense Technology, and served until February 1994.^[3]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 1988 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1993.

^ Ji Qiang (冀强); Zheng Xiaofang (郑晓芳); Li Ying (李颖) (28 September 2009). 1949：从中央大学到南京大学. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ 人物专访：蓝天之梦--记国防科技大学火箭发动机专家陈启智教授. sina (in Chinese). 7 September 1999. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ Yu Shun (禹舜); Hong Qijun (洪期钧), eds. (1999). 湖南百科全书 [Encyclopedia of Hunan] (in Chinese). Changsha, Hunan: Yuelu Shushe. ISBN 9787805208718.

Educational offices
Preceded by Zhang Liangqi	President of National University of Defense Technology 1990–1994	Succeeded by Guo Guirong