Ismail Tiliwaldi
| Ismail Tiliwaldi | |
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| ئىسمائىل تىلىۋالدى 司马义•铁力瓦尔地 |
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| Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress | |
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In office March 2008 – March 2013 |
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| Chairman | Wu Bangguo |
| Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region | |
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In office January 2003 – December 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Abdul'ahat Abdulrixit |
| Succeeded by | Nur Bekri |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 29, 1961 (age 55) Shufu County (Konasheher), Xinjiang, China |
| Nationality | People's Republic of China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | Xinjiang University |
Ismail Tiliwaldi (Uyghur: ئىسمائىل تىلىۋالدى; born October 29, 1944) is a retired Chinese politician of Uyghur heritage. He was the chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the head of the Xinjiang's government, from 2003 to 2007, and Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 2008 to 2013.
An Uyghur, Tiliwaldi began working in 1967 and joined the Communist Party of China in May 1973. In 1967, Tiliwaldi graduated from Xinjiang University with a degree in mathematics.
During the Cultural Revolution, Tiliwaldi was sent to the countryside for "re-education". He then served as an interpreter at a local commune's tractor factory. In 1973 he found work in the Organization Department of Shufu County. He studied at the Central Party School in the early 1980s, ostensibly to prepare himself for higher office.
He served deputy chief and chief of the Organization Department for the Kashgar Prefecture, deputy Commissioner (equivalent to mayor) of Kashgar, deputy Party Secretary of Kashgar, Commissioner of Kashgar.
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