Ba Zhongtan (Chinese: 巴忠倓; January 1930 – 15 November 2018) was a lieutenant general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police (PAP).
He served as commander of the Shanghai Garrison from 1985 to 1992 and of the PAP from December 1992 to February 1996.
He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in 1949 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1950.
Ba worked in East China and the Nanjing Military Region as a staff officer.
[2] On 2 February 1996, Li Peiyao, one of the 19 vice chairmen of the National People's Congress, was murdered at his home in a bungled burglary by Zhang Jinlong (张金龙), a member of the Beijing PAP.