Abdulahat Nur

Abdulahat Nur
ئابدۇلئەھەد نۇر
Official portrait, 2023
Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 November 2023
Preceded bySalih Hudayar
4th Vice President of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile
In office
11 November 2019 – 11 November 2023
Preceded byHizirbek Gayretullah
Succeeded bySayragul Sauytbay
President of the Alberta Uyghur Cultural Society
Incumbent
Assumed office
2018
Minister of Religious and Endowment Affairs of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile[1]
In office
30 October 2018 – 30 June 2019
Personal details
Born (1967-06-10) 10 June 1967
Maralbexi County, East Turkistan (Xinjiang)
Children7
Alma materKashgar Khanliq Medris
Website

Abdulahat Nur (Uyghur: ئابدۇلاھات نۇر; born 10 June 1967), also known as Abdulahad Nur, is a Canadian Uyghur politician and East Turkistan independence leader. He has served as the Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE) since 10 November 2023. Previously, he served as Vice President of the ETGE from 2019 to 2023 and as Minister for Religious and Endowment Affairs from October 2018 to June 2019.[1] Nur is also the President of the Alberta Uyghur Cultural Society since 2018.[3]

Early life and education

Abdulahat Nur was born on 10 June 1967 in Maralbexi County, Xinjiang (referred to as East Turkistan by Nur).[4] He studied at Kashgar Khanliq Medris.[5] Details about his early life in China are limited, but he later relocated to Canada, where he became a citizen.[6]

Career

Nur resides in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and serves as the President of the Alberta Uyghur Cultural Society since 2018.[7] He is actively involved in Uyghur community organizations and advocacy.

Political leadership and advocacy

Nur has been a key figure in the East Turkistan independence movement. He served as Minister of Religious and Endowment Affairs of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE) from 30 October 2018 to 30 June 2019.[1] From 2019 to 2023, he was Vice President of the East Turkistan Government in Exile. Nur's advocacy in the West began earlier. In July 2009, he protested in Calgary against ethnic violence in Xinjiang, calling for Canadian and UN intervention to protect Uyghurs.[8]

In July 2020, as Vice President of the ETGE, Nur supported the submission of evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing Chinese officials, including Xi Jinping, of genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs.[9]

In September 2022, Nur, as Vice President, condemned US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for inadequately addressing Uyghur issues at the UN General Assembly.[10]

On November 11, 2023, Nur was elected as the Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile at its 9th General Assembly.[21] Since November 2023, as Prime Minister of the ETGE, Nur has led global efforts to decolonize East Turkistan and achieve its independence.

In April 2025, as Prime Minister, Nur urged newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to recognize the Uyghur genocide, acknowledge East Turkistan as occupied territory, resettle 10,000 Uyghur refugees, and facilitate the release of Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil.[11][12]

In September 2025, Nur announced global protests on October 12 to mark 75 years of Chinese occupation, condemning ongoing genocide and calling for international action.[13]

In January 2026, Nur condemned the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) visit to China, accusing it of legitimizing genocide.[14][15] In a New Year's address, he pressed the UN and states to confront occupation, genocide, and denial of self-determination.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Doğu Türkistanlılar cumhurbaşkanını Muğla'da seçti Doğu Türkistan Sürgün Hükümeti 8. dönem toplantısı Muğla'da gerçekleştirildi Yeni Cumhurbaşkanı Gulam Osman Yağmaoğlu yemin ederek görevine başladı". Haber Turk. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. ^ "President". East Turkistan Government in Exile. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Abdulahat Nur - LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Abdulahat Nur - East Turkistan Government in Exile". East Turkistan Government in Exile. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Abdulahat Nur - East Turkistan Government in Exile". East Turkistan Government in Exile. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Abdulahat Nur - LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Abdulahat Nur - LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Alberta's Uighur community calls for end to violence in China". CBC News. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  9. ^ Ingram, Ruth (8 July 2020). "The CCP Before the International Criminal Court for the Uyghur Genocide". Bitter Winter. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  10. ^ ANI (22 September 2022). "Joe Biden Slammed For Failing To Address China Human Rights Abuses At UN". NDTV. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  11. ^ ANI (30 April 2025). "ETGE PM urges Canadian govt to take action against China's Uyghur genocide". ANI. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  12. ^ "ETGE PM urges Canadian govt to take action against China's Uyghur genocide". The Tribune. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  13. ^ "East Turkistan govt in exile to protest against 75 years of China's subjugation & brutality". News Intervention. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  14. ^ ANI (26 January 2026). "East Turkistan govt in exile condemns OIC visit to China, accuses bloc of legitimising genocide". ANI. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  15. ^ "East Turkistan govt in exile condemns OIC visit to China, accuses bloc of legitimising genocide". The Tribune. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  16. ^ "East Turkistan prime minister in exile presses UN and states to confront genocide and occupation in New Year address". East Turkistan Post. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
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