Ye Fei

Ye Fei
叶飞 葉飛
Ye in 1955
Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy
In office January 1980 – August 1982
Preceded by	Xiao Jinguang
Succeeded by	Liu Huaqing
Minister of Transport
In office January 1975 – February 1979
Preceded by	Sun Daguang
Succeeded by	Zeng Sheng
Communist Party Chief of Fujian Province
In office October 1954 – June 1958
Preceded by	Zhang Dingcheng
Succeeded by	Jiang Yizhen
Governor of Fujian Province
In office October 1954 – January 1959
Preceded by	Zhang Dingcheng
Succeeded by	Jiang Yizhen
Personal details
Born	Sixto Mercado Tiongco (Yap Tiu Heng) (1914-05-07)7 May 1914 Tiaong, Tayabas, Philippine Islands
Died	18 April 1999(1999-04-18) (aged 84) Beijing, China
Nationality	Chinese (born Filipino)
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force  People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service	1932−82
Rank	General
Commands	Fuzhou Military Region People's Liberation Army Navy

Ye Fei (simplified Chinese: 叶飞; traditional Chinese: 葉飛; pinyin: Yè Fēi; 7 May 1914 – 18 April 1999) was a Philippine-born Chinese military general and politician of the People's Republic of China. Born Sixto Mercado Tiongco in the Philippines to a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, he joined the Chinese Communist Party at a young age and fought many battles as a senior commander of the People's Liberation Army in the Chinese Civil War. At age 40, he was among the first PLA commanders to be awarded the rank of General by the newly established People's Republic of China and later served as Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Navy. He also served in a number of civilian posts including Governor and Communist Party Chief of Fujian Province, and Minister of Transport.^[1]