Abdulahat Nur

Abdulahat Nur (; born 10 June 1967) 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 11 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. He also works as a school bus driver in Edmonton, Alberta.

Early life and education Abdulahat Nur was born on 10 June 1967 in Maralbexi County, Xinjiang (referred to as East Turkistan by Nur). In the late 1980s he moved to Kashgar for higher education, studying at the Kashgar Khanliq Medris, and later became a teacher himself. He became executive director, and later president, of the Alberta Uyghur Cultural Society, and is actively involved in Uyghur community organizations and advocacy.

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.

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

On 11 November 2023, Nur was elected as the Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile at its 9th General Assembly.

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

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

In May 2026, Nur was the subject of profiles in Canadian and US outlets highlighting the contrast between his work as an Edmonton school bus driver and his role as prime minister in exile. He called on more nations to join Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom in censuring China, and outlined the exile government's strategy of seeking UN recognition of East Turkistan as a non-self-governing territory and achieving independence through the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. He also pointed to the region's economic significance, including its share of global aluminum production and its links to international supply chains. In an interview he called for the United States to treat East Turkistan as it treats Tibet by recognizing it as occupied, to appoint a special envoy for East Turkistan, and to support the exile government, arguing that an independent East Turkistan would weaken China's Belt and Road Initiative and supply critical minerals to Western allies.