Ismail Amat
Ismail Amat | |
|---|---|
| ئىسمائىل ئەھمەد 司马义·艾买提 | |
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| Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | |
| In office 15 March 2003 – 15 March 2008 | |
| Chairman | Wu Bangguo |
| State Councilor of China | |
| In office 1993–2003 | |
| Premier | Li Peng→Zhu Rongji |
| Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
| In office 10 April 1988 – 27 March 1993 | |
| Chairman | Li Xiannian |
| Director of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission | |
| In office 20 January 1986 – 18 March 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Yang Jingren |
| Succeeded by | Li Dezhu |
| Chairman of Xinjiang | |
| In office 1979–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Feng |
| Succeeded by | Tömür Dawamat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1935 Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party |
Ismail Amat (
He was among the highest-ranking Uyghur politicians sitting for decades in the Central Government of People's Republic of China between 1979–2008.[1]
Early life and career in Xinjiang
Ismail was born 1935 in Qira County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Province, Republic of China.[1][2] His parents were poor Uyghur peasants. From 1952 to 1954, he took part in the land reform movement in his hometown[1] and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1953.[2] He rose quickly in the government of Qira and became the county magistrate in 1954 at the age of 19.[1]
In 1960, he was selected to study in Beijing at the
During the Cultural Revolution, Ismail was elevated to the regional government of Xinjiang in 1969 and elected to the 10th Central Committee of the CCP in 1972. From 1971 to 1979 he served as Xinjiang's party secretary (then subordinate to the first secretary) and director of its Organization Department.[1][3]
In 1979, he became Chairman (Governor) of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region at the age of 44. During his six-year tenure, he oversaw Xinjiang's transition to a
Career in the national government
In 1986, Ismail was elevated to the national government and became
From 2003 to 2008 Ismail served as vice-chairman of the 10th National People's Congress.[1] As one of the highest-ranking Uyghur or Muslim politicians in the history of the People's Republic of China, he frequently visited Central Asian nations and met with visiting dignitaries from Islamic countries.[1]
After the
Ismail served as a member of seven consecutive CCP Central Committees, from the 10th to the 16th, spanning 45 years.[2][3]
Death
Ismail Amat died on 16 October 2018 in Beijing, at the age of 83.[4] He was buried at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery. CCP general secretary Xi Jinping, Vice President Wang Qishan, former CCP general secretary Hu Jintao, other CCP Politburo Standing Committee members Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and other top leaders attended his funeral.[5]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4766-0298-1.
- ^ a b c d e "Biography of Ismail Amat". China Vitae. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ a b c d "Ismail Amat, vice-chairman of the 10th NPC Standing Committee". People's Daily Online. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ^ "Former senior legislator dies at 84". China Daily. 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ 司马义·艾买提同志遗体送别在京举行. Xinhua (in Chinese (China)). 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2018-10-19.