Salih Hudayar
Salih Hudayar (Uyghur: ????? ?????????; born 21 May 1993) is a Uyghur-American politician known for advocating for the independence of East Turkestan. Born in the city of Atush in East Turkistan, Hudayar fled to the United States as a political refugee with his family in June 2000. Hudayar founded the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement and has since been leading the movement calling for the "restoration of East Turkistan's independence." On November 11, 2019, Hudayar was elected as the Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile.[4][5] Hudayar was born in Atush, East Turkistan and studied International Studies and Political Science at the University of Oklahoma.[6] and holds American citizenship.
