Yüsup Eysa (Uyghur: يۈسۇپ ئەيسا; Chinese: 玉素甫·艾沙; born July 1939) is a Chinese politician of Uyghur ethnicity who served as mayor of Ürümqi, vice chairman of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and vice chairman of the Xinjiang Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1][2] He was a delegate to the 7th National People's Congress.
Yüsup Eysa | |||||||
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يۈسۇپ ئەيسا | |||||||
| Vice Chairman of the Xinjiang Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |||||||
| In office January 1998 – January 2003 | |||||||
| Chairman | Janabil | ||||||
| Mayor of Ürümqi | |||||||
| In office 1987–1994 | |||||||
| Party Secretary | Jie Fuping Wu Dunfu Yang Gang | ||||||
| Preceded by | Isma'il Mexsut | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Memetimin Zakir | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | July 1939 (age 85) Shanshan County, Xinjiang, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 玉素甫·艾沙 | ||||||
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Biography
editYüsup Eysa was born in Shanshan County, Xinjiang, July 1939. He entered the workforce in October 1955, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in December 1958. He served as deputy party secretary of Turpan before being promoted to mayor of Ürümqi in 1987 and then vice chairman of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In January 1998, he was proposed as vice chairman of the Xinjiang Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the region's top political advisory body.[3]
References
edit- ^ Ding Guizi (丁贵子) (30 January 2022). 自治区领导春节前夕看望老同志 (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Sheng Ping (盛平), ed. (1991). 中国共产党人名大辞典. Beijing: China International Broadcasting Press.
- ^ He Husheng (何虎生); Li Yaosheng (李耀东); Xiang Changfu (向常福), eds. (2003). 中华人民共和国职官志 [Official Records of the People's Republic of China] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Society Press. ISBN 9787800883934.