Li Zhao (Chinese: 李钊; 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.
Li was born in Wuji County, Hebei, on 3 February 1940, to Li Guanying (李冠英), a textile expert, and Xue Hua (薛华), a housewife.
1 High School [zh], and graduated from Harbin Military Academy of Engineering (now National University of Defense Technology) and the PLA Army Engineering University [zh].
[1] 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.