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Place of Birth: Bole, Xinjiang, China
About Nur Bekri
- Nur Bekri (Uyghur: ??? ??????; born 9 August 1961) is a former Chinese politician of Uyghur origin, best known for his term as Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, a vast region in Northwestern China, between 2008 and 2014.
- Between 2014 and 2018, he was Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission and Director of the National Energy Administration, with rank equivalent of a minister.
- Bekri was one of the highest ranked ethnic minority officials in the Chinese government. Bekri was born and raised in Xinjiang.
- Prior to his transfer to Beijing, he spent his entire life in the Region, aside from a short stint as the Deputy Mayor of Feicheng, Shandong province.
- He is also former Mayor of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang.
- He was dismissed from his posts and placed under investigation for corruption in 2018.
- He was expelled from the Communist Party.
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