Ismail Tiliwaldi ( ug, ئىسمائىل تىلىۋالدى, ; born November 1944) is a retired Chinese politician of Uyghur heritage. He was the
chairman of the
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
, the head of the Xinjiang government, from 2003 to 2007 ,and Vice-Chairman of the
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 2008 to 2013.
Biography
A
Uyghur, Tiliwaldi began working in 1967 and joined the
Communist Party of China
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...
in May 1973. In 1967, Tiliwaldi graduated from
Xinjiang University
Xinjiang University (XJU) ( ug, شىنجاڭ ئۇنىۋېرستېتى, ; zh , s = 新疆大学 , p = Xīnjiāng Dàxué ) is one of the major universities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China and is a national k ...
with a
degree in
mathematics.
During the Cultural Revolution, Tiliwaldi was
sent to the countryside for "re-education". He then served as an interpreter at a local commune's tractor factory. In 1973, he found work in the Organization Department of Shufu County. He studied at the Central Party School in the early 1980s, ostensibly to prepare himself for higher office.
He served deputy chief and chief of the Organization Department for the
Kashgar Prefecture, deputy Commissioner (equivalent to mayor) of Kashgar, deputy Party Secretary of Kashgar, Commissioner of Kashgar.
Beginning in 1993, Tiliwaldi served as the secretary-general for the Xinjiang Autonomous Regional Government, deputy
Political Commissar of the
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps of
the Army. In 1998, Tiliwaldi entered the Regional
Party Standing Committee
Members of the standing committees of the Chinese Communist Party provincial-level committees, commonly referred to as ''Shengwei Changwei'' (), make up the top ranks of the provincial-level organizations of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). I ...
of Xinjiang and become and deputy secretary of the Xinjiang regional Political and Legal Affairs Commission.
In January 2003, he was elected as chairman of the Xinjiang region at the first session of the tenth Xinjiang People's Congress.
He was an alternate member of the 16th CPC Central Committee and a full member of the 17th Central Committee.
References
External links
Who's Who In China's Leadership - Ismail Tiliwaldi
1944 births
Living people
People's Republic of China politicians from Xinjiang
Uyghur politicians
People from Kashgar
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Xinjiang
Political office-holders in Xinjiang
Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress
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