Yuan was born in
Xiantao,
Hubei in October 1961. He enlisted in the
People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1978. He served in the
People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) for a long time. In December 2015 he became
Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Naval Research Institute, replacing Li Daoming. He was Political Commissar of the
People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps in March 2017, and held that office until December 2018, when he was transferred to the
People's Liberation Army Air Force and appointed Political Commissar of the
Eastern Theater Command Air Force. In March 2019 he was promoted to become Deputy Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy. In January 2022, he was promoted again to become
Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy. On October 17, 2025, the
Ministry of National Defense announced that He was expelled from the CCP and the PLA for "serious violations of discipline and law". ==References==