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Rebiya Kadeer

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Rebiya Kadeer (Uyghur: رابىيە قادىر, romanized: Rabiye Qadir; born 15 November 1946) is an ethnic Uyghur Chinese businesswoman and political activist. Born in Altay City, Xinjiang, China Kadeer became a millionaire in the 1980s through her real estate holdings and ownership of a multinational conglomerate. Kadeer held various positions in the National People's Congress in Beijing and other political institutions before being arrested in 1999 for, according to Chinese state media, sending confidential internal reference reports to her husband, who worked in the United States as a pro-East Turkistan independence broadcaster. After she fled to the United States in 2005 on compassionate release, Kadeer assumed leadership positions in overseas Uyghur organizations such as the World Uyghur Congress. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rebiya Kadeer is the 215th most popular businessperson (down from 180th in 2019), the 472nd most popular biography from China (down from 470th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Rebiya Kadeer ranks 215 out of 847. Before her are Ted Turner, Tom Wolf, Melitta Bentz, Morris Chang, John Langenus, and Franz Josef Popp. After her are Maurice de Hirsch, Stockton Rush, John Jacob Astor, Joe Weider, Tomáš Baťa, and Vincenzo Lancia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Rebiya Kadeer ranks 186. Before her are Giuseppe Sinopoli, Ichiro Hosotani, Alun Armstrong, Malcolm McLaren, Tina Aumont, and Bernd Hölzenbein. After her are Grigory Margulis, Ralf Hütter, Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, Héctor Babenco, Mario Zenari, and Ahmed Faras.

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In China

Among people born in China, Rebiya Kadeer ranks 472 out of 1,610. Before her are Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa (1924), Emperor Yizong of Tang (833), Xu Shen (58), 9th Dalai Lama (1805), Ma Dai (183), and Morris Chang (1931). After her are Zuo Zongtang (1812), Feng Guozhang (1859), Qian Xuesen (1911), Wu Peifu (1874), Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809), and Guo Shoujing (1231).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In China

Among businesspeople born in China, Rebiya Kadeer ranks 5. Before her are Li Ka-shing (1928), Jack Ma (1964), Ren Zhengfei (1944), and Morris Chang (1931). After her are Lee Shau-kee (1929), Jimmy Lai (1948), Zhong Shanshan (1954), Lei Jun (1969), Ma Huateng (1971), Li Ning (1963), and Wang Jianlin (1954).

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