Wang Maorun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Maorun
王茂润
Political Commissar of the PLA National Defence University
In office July 1995 – July 2001
President	Xing Shizhong
Preceded by	Li Wenqing
Succeeded by	Zhao Keming
Personal details
Born	(1936-05-06)6 May 1936 Rongcheng County, Shandong, China
Died	17 October 2008(2008-10-17) (aged 72) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	PLA Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1951–2001
Rank	General
Unit	67th Group Army
Commands	Lanzhou Military Region
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	王茂润
Traditional Chinese	王茂潤
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Màorùn

Wang Maorun (Chinese: 王茂润; 6 May 1936 – 17 October 2008) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the PLA National Defence University between 1995 and 2001.

He was a representative of the 11th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, member of the 14th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection,member of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, delegate to the 7th National People's Congress and a member of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress.

Biography

Wang was born in the town of Moyedao (镆铘岛镇), Rongcheng County, Shandong, on 6 May 1936.

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in May 1951, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1956. In 1964, he served in the 67th Group Army and stayed there for 16 years, interspersed with three years in Political Department of the Jinan Military Region from 1973 to 1976. In September 1983, he entered the PLA Military Academy, where he graduated in July 1985. He was transferred to the Lanzhou Military Region in June 1985 and appointed director of Political Department, and was promoted to deputy political commissar and secretary of its Commission for Discipline Inspection in April 1990. He was commissioned as political commissar of the PLA National Defence University in July 1995, and served until July 2001. In March 2003, he took office as a member of the National People's Congress Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1993, and general (shangjiang) in March 1998.

On 17 October 2008, he died from an illness in Beijing, at the age of 72.