Ghulam Osman Yaghma
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Ghulam Osman Yaghma Ghulam Zulpiqar[1] | |
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غۇلام ئوسمان ياغما | |
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3rd President of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile | |
Assumed office 11 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Ahmatjan Osman |
Personal details | |
Born | Atush | 16 August 1956
Nationality | Canadian |
Residence | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Occupation | Independence leader, political activist, poet and writer |
Website | Official Literary website |
Ghulam Osman Yaghma (Uighur: غۇلام ئوسمان; born 16 August 1956 in Atush, Xinjiang) is a Canadian Uyghur politician, separatist leader, writer, and poet. He is currently the President of the self-proclaimed East Turkistan Government-in-Exile.
Early life[]
Ghulam Osman Yaghma was born in the city of Atush, Xinjiang, China. Upon finishing high school, he was barred from obtaining post-secondary education by the Chinese government due to his past participation in creating a separatist organization "to liberate East Turkistan from Chinese occupation".[2] At the invitation of the Radio-Television University in Atush branch, he served as an instructor of modern Uyghur language, literature and estelistics.
Life in exile[]
Yaghma fled China to Kyrgyzstan on 30 April 1996, where he engaged in political activism and business. He later fled Central Asia to Turkey in 1999 after he was not permitted to stay in Central Asia. In Turkey he appealed to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees office in Turkey and after three years, in March 2002, Yaghma was given asylum in Canada.[2] Yaghma is fluent in Uyghur and Turkish, and proficient in English and Chinese. He is married and has 8 children, two of which are allegedly incarcerated in the Xinjiang re-education camps. He resides in Edmonton, Canada.[3]
East Turkistan Government in Exile[]
Ghulam Osman Yaghma was re-elected as the President of the self-proclaimed East Turkistan Government-in-Exile on 11 November 2019 at the organization's 8th General Assembly in Washington, DC.[4] He had previously been elected president following the impeachment of the former president in a Special Parliamentary Session in Mugla, Turkey in October 2018.[5] He is the third President of the organization since its formation in 2004. Starting in 2009, he had previously served as the Strategic Advisor to the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile. He was elected as the Deputy Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile at the 7th General Assembly held in Tokyo, Japan from 12 November to 15 November.[6]
Literary works[]
Ghulam Osman Yaghma, using the pen name "G.O. Zulpiqar"[7] has authored numerous non-fiction books, novels, articles, and poems. "Lost Treasure", "He Is Still in Battle", "Secret Love", "Dulled Sword", "Sound", "Sigh", "The road leads to heaven", "Infatuation" and "Reflection" are among the most read fiction novels written by him. Some of his numerous political orientated books include "Exploring on the Path of East Turkistan Liberation" (3 volumes), "Mirror", and "Tears of East Turkistan" among others. He plans on publishing new books: "Heroic Age" (Novel), "Mirage", "Foam", "Letters that Have Not Been Sent", along with three poetic books, and hundreds of video speech and lectures.
References[]
- ^ "中华国殇日 维吾尔族人吁停止人权迫害". Epoch Times. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ a b "President". East Turkistan Government in Exile. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Province of Alberta (28 February 2011). "Proclamation". The Alberta Gazette. 107 (4). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Summary of the ETGE's 8th General Assembly (November 10–12)". East Turkistan Government in Exile. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Doğu Türkistanlılar cumhurbaşkanını Muğla'da seçti Doğu Türkistan Sürgün Hükümeti 8. dönem toplantısı Muğla'da gerçekleştirildi Yeni Cumhurbaşkanı Gulam Osman Yağmaoğlu yemin ederek görevine başladı". Haber Turk. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Doğu Türkistan Sürgün Hükümeti'nde Yeni Görevler Belli Oldu". Karamanca. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "中华国殇日 维吾尔族人吁停止人权迫害". Epoch Times. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
External links[]
- Ghulam Osman Yaghma on Twitter
- A Muslim Divide in China (Radio Free Asia, 2012; comments about Hui and Uyghur experiences in China)
- Canadian people of Uyghur descent
- East Turkestan independence activists
- Uyghur politicians
- 1956 births
- Living people