Asgat Iskhakov | |||||||
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Әсгать Исхаков | |||||||
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| Vice Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region | |||||||
| In office August 1956 – September 1968 | |||||||
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| Born | 1 December 1921 Emin County, Xinjiang Province, Republic of China | ||||||
| Died | 7 January 1976 (aged 54) Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (joined 1950) | ||||||
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| Relations | Margub Iskhakov (brother) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 艾斯海提·伊斯哈科夫 | ||||||
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| Tatar name | |||||||
| Tatar | Әсгать Исхаков / Äsğät İsxaqov | ||||||
Asgat Iskhakov (1 December 1921 – 7 January 1976) was a Chinese Tatar politician who occupied several political offices in his native Xinjiang. He was one of a number of high ranking officials formerly affiliated with the Second East Turkestan Republic who joined the Chinese Communist Party following the 1949 incorporation of Xinjiang into the People's Republic of China. In 1954, he was elected to the 1st National People's Congress. He served as Vice-Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region from August 1956 to September 1968.[1][2]
- ^ Bartke, Wolfgang (1997). Who was Who in the People's Republic of China: With more than 3100 Portraits. Hamburg: Institute of Asian Affairs. p. 5. ISBN 3-11-096823-1.
- ^ Millward, James (2007). Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang. Columbia University Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-231-13924-3.