Erkin Tuniyaz

Erkin Tuniyaz (also spelled Arkin Tuniyaz, Uighur: ئەركىن تۇنىياز; Erkin Tuniyaz; born December 1961) is a Chinese politician of Uyghur origin who is the current chairman of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in office since 30 September 2021. He is an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Erkin Tuniyaz
ئەركىن تۇنىياز
艾尔肯·吐尼亚孜
Chairman of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Assumed office
30 September 2021
Party SecretaryChen Quanguo
Ma Xingrui
Preceded byShohrat Zakir
Personal details
BornDecember 1961 (age 60)
Aksu County, Xinjiang, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materChangji Normal School
Shaanxi Normal University
Xinjiang University
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese艾尔肯·吐尼亚孜
Traditional Chinese艾爾肯·吐尼亞孜
Uyghur name
Uyghurئەركىن تۇنىياز‎

Biography

Erken Tuniyaz was born in Aksu County, Xinjiang, in December 1961.

After graduating from Changji Normal School in 1983, he stayed at the university and worked successively as deputy secretary and secretary of the Communist Youth League of China. After a short period of working in the Department of Personnel Matters of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in August 1992, he was dispatched to the Organization Department of the CCP's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee, where he eventually rose to become deputy head in October 1999. In February 2005, he was transferred to Hotan Prefecture and appointed deputy party secretary and mayor. In January 2008, he was appointed vice chairman of Xinjiang, and was promoted to member of the standing committee of the Xinjiang Regional Committee, the region's top authority.[1][2][3] On 30 September 2021, he was named acting chairman of Xinjiang, replacing Shohrat Zakir.[4]

U.S. sanctions

On 10 December 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury added Tuniyaz to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. Individuals on the list have their assets blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them.[5]

References
  1. "3 Xinjiang medical research institutions to move into Urumqi Hi-Tech Zone". chinadaily.com.cn. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. "Remarks by Erkin Tuniyaz Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Xinjiang Committee, Vice Governor of the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at the Online Event". china-un.ch. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. "Xinjiang Vice Governor Paints Internment Camps as "Vocational Centers" at UN Rights Council". rfa.org. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. "Erkin Tuniyaz appointed acting chairman of China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region". Chinadaily.com.cn. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. "Global Magnitsky Designations; North Korea Designations; Burma-related Designations; Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies (NS-CMIC) List Update". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
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