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.

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

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.

Biography

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Hamudun Niyaz was born in Luntai County, Xinjiang, during the Republic of China. He was a teacher before becoming involved in politics. He worked in his home-county Luntai for a long time. In 1962, he was assigned to Ürümqi and appointed deputy director of the Department of Commerce of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and deputy director of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. He served as mayor of Ürümqi on two separate occasions, from 1966 to 1967 and from 1973 to 1978. In November 1977, he was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CPC Xinjiang Regional Committee, the region's top authority. In 1978, he was promoted to vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. On 1 July 1979, he became vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Ethnic Affairs Committee, serving in the post until June 1983. In April 1983, he was appointed secretary of Xinjiang Regional Political and Legal Affairs Commission, but having held the position for only two years. In 1985, he became chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, concurrently serving as deputy party secretary of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ 阿木冬·尼牙孜当选新疆维吾尔 自治区人大常委会主任 阿不来提·阿不都热西提当选 新疆维吾尔自治区主席. gmw.cn (in Chinese). 19 January 1998. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ Codification Committee, ed. (2002). 新疆年鉴 [Yearbook of Xinjiang] (in Chinese). Ürümqi, Xinjiang: Xinjiang People's Publishing House. pp. 58–59.
Government offices
Preceded by
Yasin Hudaberdi
Mayor of Ürümqi
1966–1967
Succeeded by
Sun Shaorong
Preceded by
Amingyou
Mayor of Ürümqi
1973–1978
Succeeded by
Ubulheyri Ismail
Assembly seats
Preceded by Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
1985–2003
Succeeded by