Isma'il Mexsut

Isma'il Mexsut
ئىسمائىل مەخسۇت
Mayor of Ürümqi
In office 1983–1987
Party Secretary	Liu Sicong
Preceded by	Ubrihari Isma'il
Succeeded by	Yüsup Eysa
Personal details
Born	April 1932 Shufu County, Xinjiang, Republic of China
Died	August 14, 2017(2017-08-14) (aged 85) Ürümqi, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	司马义·买合苏提
Traditional Chinese	司馬義·買合蘇提
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sīmǎyì Mǎihésūtí

Isma'il Mexsut (Uyghur: ئىسمائىل مەخسۇت, romanized: Isma'il Mexsut; April 1932 – 14 August 2017) was a Chinese politician of Uyghur origin who served as mayor of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang, from 1983 to 1987. He was a member of the 8th and 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

Isma'il Mexsut was born in Shufu County, Xinjiang, in April 1932, during the Republic of China.

He entered the workforce in February 1950, and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in August 1953. He was principal of the High School of Yecheng County in 1950 before getting involved in politics in Kashgar Prefecture in 1958. In 1973, he was assigned to Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang, and appointed deputy director and deputy party branch secretary of the Culture and Education Office and party branch secretary of the Education Bureau. In 1979, he took office as deputy head of the Organization Department of CPC Xinjiang Regional Committee, a position he held until 1983, when he was promoted to mayor of Ürümqi. In 1987, he was transferred to Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and appointed deputy political commissar.

On 14 August 2017, Isma'il Mexsut died from an illness in Ürümqi, aged 85.