Anwar Yusuf Turani

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Full Name	Anwar Yusuf Turani
Occupation	Political Figure
Date Of Birth	Aug 3, 1962(1962-08-03)
Age	62
Birthplace	Artux
Country	China
Birth City	Xinjiang
Horoscope	Leo

Anwar Yusuf Turani Biography

Anwar Yusuf Turani is one of the most popular and richest Political Figure who was born on August 3, 1962 in Artux, Xinjiang, China.

As the president of the East Turkistan National Freedom Center, Turani organized demonstrations, conferences and cultural events, concerning the situation of East Turkistan. He also met with many international dignitaries, including U.S. President Bill Clinton, Tibetan Leader Dalai Lama and Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, in an attempt to gain their support in ending the occupation of his nation. In April 1996, Turani met with Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, forging an alliance between East Turkistan and Tibet against the Chinese government. Later that month, Turani and representatives of occupied Tibet and Inner Mongolia organized an Independence Walk from the Chinese embassy in Washington D.C. to the United Nations in New York City. At the end of the two-week walk, Turani spoke in front of the United Nations headquarters, addressing the Chinese human rights violations in East Turkistan since 1949.

In June 1997, along with the support of the Tibetan Independence Movement, Turani cut one of the five stars from the national flag of China in front of the United Nations. Turani removed the star as a symbolic gesture of his nation’s yearning to liberate themselves from Chinese occupation.

Anwar Yusuf Turani Net Worth

Anwar Yusuf Turani is one of the richest Political Figure from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Anwar Yusuf Turani 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Anwar Yusuf Turani (Uyghur: ئەنۋەر يۈسۈپ تۇرانى ‎, USY: Анвар Йусуф Турани ) is an ethnic Uyghur nationalist. Born into a family branded counter- revolutionary, Uyghur nationalist and separatist by the Chinese government, Turani was raised in a labor camp where he faced economic hardship and political oppression. Turani attended Kashgar Teacher’s College and graduated from the Department of Physics in July 1983. Turani came to the United States on August 12, 1988 and became the first Uyghur political asylee. In 1995, Turani established the East Turkistan National Freedom Center (ETNFC), a non- profit human rights organization based in Washington DC. He is the first person to start the East Turkistan independence movement in the United States. In 2004, Turani set up the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGIE) in Washington, D.C. and was elected as the first Prime Minister.

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Since 2007, Turani has been addressing the primary issues that the people of East Turkistan are facing both in their homeland and abroad. Turani regularly issues press releases in the native Uyghur language to educate the Uyghur people of their history and situation, and to show them a path toward their independence.

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Ariel Ranked on the list of most popular Political Figure. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Anwar Yusuf Turani celebrates birthday on August 3 of every year.

In 2011, Rebiya Kadeer accused the Chinese government of intentionally cultivating multiple Uyghur governments in exile in order to divide the Uyghur people. She believes that independence movements have less support in the international community and considers pressing for increased self- determination within a unified China to be a better strategic approach.