Tömür Dawamet
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Tömür Dawamat was the chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China
from 1985 to 1993.
Tomur is an ethnic Uyghur
. He started his working career in May 1950 and later became the local leader from 1954 to 1964. He held high position in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Revolution Committee from 1968 to 1979, and then became Chief of the People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region before he took office as the chairman of Xinjiang in 1985. After his chairmanship, he was a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
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People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
from 1985 to 1993.
Tomur is an ethnic Uyghur
Uyghur people
The Uyghur are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today, Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China...
. He started his working career in May 1950 and later became the local leader from 1954 to 1964. He held high position in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Revolution Committee from 1968 to 1979, and then became Chief of the People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region before he took office as the chairman of Xinjiang in 1985. After his chairmanship, he was a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress is a committee of about 150 members of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China , which is convened between plenary sessions of the NPC. It has the constitutional authority to modify legislation within limits set by...
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