Asgat Iskhakov

Asgat Iskhakov
艾斯海提·伊斯哈科夫 Әсгать Исхаков
Vice Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
In office August 1956 – September 1968
Personal details
Born	Asgat Timergali uli Iskhakov (1921-12-01)1 December 1921 Emin County, Xinjiang Province, Republic of China
Died	7 January 1976(1976-01-07) (aged 54) Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
Party	East Turkestan Revolutionary Party (1946–1947) Xinjiang League (1947–1949) Chinese Communist Party (from 1950)
Relations	Margub Iskhakov (brother)
Chinese name
Chinese	艾斯海提·伊斯哈科夫
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Àisīhǎití Yīsīhākēfū
Tatar name
Tatar	Әсгать Тимергали улы Исхаков Äsğät Timergali ulı İsxaqov

Asgat Timergali uli Iskhakov (1 December 1921 – 7 January 1976) was a Chinese Tatar politician who occupied several political offices in his native Xinjiang. He was one of several former high-ranking officials of the East Turkestan Republic to join the Chinese Communist Party after the 1949 incorporation of Xinjiang into the People's Republic of China. In 1954, he was elected to the 1st National People's Congress. He served as Vice-Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region from August 1956 to September 1968.^[1][2]

References

1. Bartke, Wolfgang (1997). Who was Who in the People's Republic of China: With more than 3100 Portraits. Hamburg: Institute of Asian Affairs. p. 5. ISBN 3-11-096823-1.
2. Millward, James (2007). Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang. Columbia University Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-231-13924-3.