Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004
XINHUA Online (China View)
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 1/13/2009
Career Data Updated: 1/13/2009
Ashat Kerimbay 艾斯海提·克里木拜
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee; Chairman, CPPCC, Autonomous Regional Committee, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Born: 1947
Birthplace: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Yining City
Biography
Ashat Kerimbay, male, Kazak nationality, is a native of Yining, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Ashat was born in 1947, graduated from Chinese Language and Literature Department of Xingjiang University and joined the CPC in 1975.
Ashat spent much of his career in party leadership positions and judicial positions in Ili Prefecture. In 1993, he became vice-chairman of the People's Government of Xingjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Later, he became a standing committee member of the 6th CPC Xingjian Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee.
Ashat was an alternate member of the 15th and 16th CPC Central Committees. In 2007, he became a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee.
