Li Zhao

Li Zhao (; 3 February 1940 – 24 January 2023) was a Chinese engineer in the fields of mine blasting, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was a representative of the 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Biography Li was born in Wuji County, Hebei, on 3 February 1940, to Li Guanying, a textile expert, and Xue Hua, a housewife. He attended , and graduated from Harbin Military Academy of Engineering (now National University of Defense Technology) and the . After university in 1964, Li was despatched to the People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department, where he was promoted to major general (shaojiang) in 1994.