Asgat Iskhakov Explained

Asgat Iskhakov
Native Name Lang:tt
Office:Vice Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Term Start:August 1956
Term End:September 1968
Birth Date:1 December 1921
Birth Place:Emin County, Xinjiang Province, Republic of China
Death Place:Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
Party:Chinese Communist Party (joined 1950)
Relations:Margub Iskhakov (brother)
Module:
Child:yes
C:艾斯海提·伊斯哈科夫
P:Àisīhǎití Yīsīhākēfū
Lang1:tt
Lang1 Content:Tatar: Әсгать Исхаков / Tatar: 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bartke, Wolfgang . 1997 . Who was Who in the People's Republic of China: With more than 3100 Portraits . Hamburg . Institute of Asian Affairs . 5 . 3-11-096823-1.
  2. Book: Millward, James . 2007 . Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang . Columbia University Press . 272 . 978-0-231-13924-3.