Hamudun Niyaz

Hamudun Niyaz
ھامۇدۇن نىياز
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
In office
1985–2003
Preceded byTömür Dawamat
Succeeded byAblet Abdureshit
Mayor of Ürümqi
In office
July 1973 – February 1978
Preceded byAmingyou
Succeeded byUbrihari Ismail
In office
January 1966 – January 1967
Preceded byYasheng Hudabaidi
Succeeded bySun Shaorong
Personal details
BornNovember 1932 (age 91–92)
Luntai County, Xinjiang, Republic of China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materCadre School of Xinjiang Branch of the CPC Central Committee

Hamudun Niyaz (Uyghur: ھامۇدۇن نىياز, romanizedHamudun Niyaz; Chinese: 阿木冬·尼牙孜; pinyin: Āmùdōng Níyàzī; born November 1932) is a Chinese politician of Uyghur origin who served as chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region between 1985 and 2003. Prior to that, he served two separate terms as mayor of Ürümqi, from 1966 to 1967 and from 1973 to 1978.

He was a delegate to the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th National People's Congress. He was a representative of the 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He is a member of the 11th and 12th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.