Mahmut Sulayman
Musical artist
About Mahmut Sulayman
Lived 1968 – 2020 (aged 52).
Mexmut Sulayman (; June 5, 1968 November 23, 2020) was a Uyghur singer and musician from Xinjiang of China. Sulayman has studied dancing in Xinjiang Arts Institute in 1981, and entered Kashgar Art Troupe in 1985 after the graduation. In 1990, he formed a band called Riwayet and started to perform music.
Early life Mexmut Sulayman was a Uyghur musician known for Uyghur rock, folk and pop music. He performed the film score music for the Uyghur film This Is Not A Dream directed by Shirzat Yaqup, based on a short story of the same name by Memtimin Hoshur.
Career Sulayman served as a judge on the reality talent show The Voice of the Silk Road.
Death He died on 23 November 2020 in Ürümqi due to sudden cardiac arrest after heart attack.
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Mahmut Sulayman was born on 5 June 1968 in Kashgar, Xinjiang.
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Mahmut Sulayman died on 23 November 2020 in Xinjiang, Ürümqi.
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