Mamtimin Ala
Mamtimin Ala | |
|---|---|
| مەمتىمىن ئەلا | |
Ala in 2023 | |
| 5th president of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile | |
| Assumed office 12 November 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Osman Yaghma |
| President of the Australian Uyghur Association | |
| In office November 2012 – November 2018 | |
| Vice President of the World Uyghur Congress | |
| In office May 2012 – July 2016 | |
| General Secretary of the Australian Uyghur Association | |
| In office November 2008 – November 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1971 |
| Education | KU Leuven (PhD) |
| Occupation | Independence leader, politician, philosopher, and writer |
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Mamtimin Ala (Uyghur: مەمتىمىن ئەلا; born in Artush) is an Australian Uyghur politician and independence leader who has been the president of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile since November 2023. An advocate for Uyghur rights and the East Turkestan independence movement, Ala has held leadership roles in Uyghur diaspora organizations, testified before international bodies, and authored works reflecting on the persecution of Uyghurs in China through philosophical and psychological lenses. His advocacy emphasizes decolonization, cultural preservation, and global recognition of Chinese policies in the region as colonial and genocidal.