Erkin Tuniyaz
Erkin Tuniyaz | ||
|---|---|---|
| ئەركىن تۇنىياز 艾尔肯·吐尼亚孜 | ||
Chairman of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region | ||
| Assumed office 27 January 2022 (acting from 30 September 2021) | ||
| Party Secretary | Chen Quanguo Ma Xingrui | |
| Preceded by | Shohrat Zakir | |
| Personal details | ||
| Born | December 1961 (age 62) Hanyu Pinyin Ài'ěrkěn Tǔníyàzī | |
Erkin Tuniyaz
Biography
Erken Tuniyaz was born in Aksu County, Xinjiang, in December 1961.
After graduating from Changji Normal School in 1983, he stayed at the university and worked successively as deputy secretary and secretary of the
He was an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
U.S. sanctions
On 10 December 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury added Erkin to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. Individuals on the list have their assets blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them.[7]
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References
- ^ "3 Xinjiang medical research institutions to move into Urumqi Hi-Tech Zone". chinadaily.com.cn. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Remarks by Erkin Tuniyaz Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Xinjiang Committee, Vice Governor of the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at the Online Event". china-un.ch. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Xinjiang Vice Governor Paints Internment Camps as "Vocational Centers" at UN Rights Council". rfa.org. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Erkin Tuniyaz appointed acting chairman of China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region". Chinadaily.com.cn. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Erkin Tuniyaz elected chairman of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Xinhua News Agency. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Erkin Tuniyaz elected chairman of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region". Xinhua News Agency. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Global Magnitsky Designations; North Korea Designations; Burma-related Designations; Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies (NS-CMIC) List Update". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2021-12-10.