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Ilham Tohti

1969 - Today

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Ilham Tohti (Uyghur: ئىلھام توختى; Chinese: 伊力哈木·土赫提; pinyin: Yīlìhāmù Tǔhètí; born October 25, 1969) is a Uyghur economist currently serving a life sentence in China, on separatism-related charges. He is a vocal advocate for the implementation of regional autonomy laws in China. In 2006 he founded Uyghur Online, a website that discusses Uyghur issues, and is known for his research on Uyghur-Han relations. Ilham was summoned from his Beijing home and detained shortly after the July 2009 Ürümqi riots for his criticism of the Chinese government's policies toward Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Ilham Tohti is the 339th most popular economist (down from 325th in 2024), the 953rd most popular biography from China (down from 939th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Ilham Tohti ranks 339 out of 414. Before him are John Lipsky, Dambisa Moyo, Jacob Viner, John R. Commons, Abel Aganbegyan, and Henryk Grossman. After him are Muriel Casals i Couturier, Don Patinkin, Guido Imbens, Bjørn Lomborg, Michel Chossudovsky, and Euclid Tsakalotos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Ilham Tohti ranks 313. Before him are James Gray, Ilke Wyludda, Elliott Smith, Carlos Roa, Jóhann Jóhannsson, and Sabine Schmitz. After him are Dexter Jackson, Serenity, Barney Greenway, Bahman Ghobadi, Stig Tøfting, and Melinda Clarke.

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In China

Among people born in China, Ilham Tohti ranks 953 out of 1,610. Before him are Gu Kailai (1958), Wang Chuanfu (1966), Chen Quanguo (1955), Yao Lee (1922), Liu Chao-shiuan (1943), and Li Han-hsiang (1926). After him are Cai Chusheng (1906), Feng Xiaogang (1958), Huang Xiaoming (1977), Lin Dan (1983), Tashi Namgyal (1893), and Ha Jin (1956).

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Among ECONOMISTS In China

Among economists born in China, Ilham Tohti ranks 3. Before him are Wang Anshi (1021), and Zhou Youguang (1906).

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