Ismail Amat | |
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| 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 the People's Republic 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 |
| Minister of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission | |
| In office 1986–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Yang Jingren |
| Succeeded by | Li Dezhu |
| Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region | |
| In office 1979–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Feng |
| Succeeded by | Tömür Dawamat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1935 Qira County, Xinjiang |
| Died | 16 October 2018 (aged 83) Beijing |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party |
Ismail Amat (Uyghur: ئىسمائىل ئەھمەد, romanized: Isma'il Ehmet; Chinese: 司马义·艾买提; pinyin: Sīmǎyì Àimǎití; September 1935 – 16 October 2018) was a Chinese politician of Uyghur ethnicity who served as Chairman (Governor) of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, State Councillor, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
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]