Nur Bekri

Nur Bekri is a Chinese politician of Uyghur origin, currently serving as Director of the National Energy Administration. Bekri is one of the highest ranked ethnicminority officials in the Chinese government.

He was the Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, a vast region in northwestern China, between 2008 and 2014. Born and raised in Xinjiang, 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 Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang.

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