Dalelkhan Sugirbayev

Dalelkhan Sugirbayev (24 June 1906 – 27 August 1949) was an ethnic Kazakh leader in Xinjiang, China, during the first half of the 20th century. He served as the Deputy Commander of the East Turkestan National Army of the Second East Turkestan Republic.

Early life Dalelkhan Sugirbayev was born in 1906 to a nomadic Kazakh family in the Bayan-Ölgii Region of Qing China (the westernmost aimag of modern-day Mongolia). His grandfather and father were both chieftains of the Qieruqi branch of the Abaq Kerey tribe. The family moved about the pastures in the Altai Mountains, separating Mongolia and Xinjiang. Osman Batur's mother was from the Qieruqi tribe, and Dalelkhan's mother asked her to have Osman take care of Dalelkhan. In September, they surrounded the city.

Tensions remained high between the rebels in the three districts of northern Xinjiang and the Nationalist authorities which controlled the rest of the province.

Legacy In the People's Republic of China, Dalelkhan is remembered as a martyr and hero in the struggle against the Nationalist regime. His remains were returned to China in April 1950 and later reburied in a martyrs' memorial cemetery in Altay.

Son: Pätiqan Sügirbayev (, ) Governor of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture November 1954 – June 1955 Son: Shynghyskhan Sügirbayev (, ) (1937 – 6 May 2020) Son: Zuresh Dalelkhan