Ding Laihang

Air Force General Ding Laihang
丁来杭
Maj. Gen. Ding in 2009
12th Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force
In office August 2017 – September 2021[1]
Preceded by	Ma Xiaotian
Succeeded by	Chang Dingqiu
Commander of the Northern Theater Command Air Force
In office February 2016 – August 2017
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Xu Xueqiang
Commander of the Shenyang Military Region Air Force
In office August 2012 – January 2016
Preceded by	Zhou Laiqiang
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	September 1957 (age 66) Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Air Force
Years of service	?–2021
Rank	Air Force General
Commands	People's Liberation Army Air Force Northern Theater Command Air Force Shenyang Military Region Air Force
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	丁来杭
Traditional Chinese	丁來杭
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dīng Láiháng

Ding Laihang (Chinese: 丁来杭; born September 1957) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) who served as Commander of People's Liberation Army Air Force from 2017 to 2021. Prior to that, he was commander of the Shenyang Military Region Air Force and then commander of the Northern Theater Command Air Force.