About Tömür Dawamat
Lived 1927 – 2018 (aged 91). Tömür Dawamat was a Chinese politician.
Tömür Dawamat (; ; June 16, 1927 – December 19, 2018) was the chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China from 1985 to 1993.
Tömür was an ethnic Uyghur. He started his working career in May 1950 and later became the local leader from 1954 to 1964. He held a high position in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Revolution Committee from 1968 to 1979 and then became Chief of the People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region before he took office as the chairman of Xinjiang in 1985. After his chairmanship, he was a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
Tömür Dawamat died on December 19, 2018, at the age of 91.
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Who was Tömür Dawamat?
Chinese politician (1927-2018)
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Tömür Dawamat was born on 16 June 1927 in Toksun County.
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Tömür Dawamat died on 19 December 2018 in Beijing.
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Tömür Dawamat was a politician.
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Tömür Dawamat was Chinese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tömür Dawamat. https://biography.guide/tomur-dawamat/
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