Abdul'ahat Abdulrixit (Uygur) is elected vice-chairman of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the fourth plenary meeting of the First Session of the 11th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The following is a biographical sketch of Abdul'ahat Abdulrixit, who was elected vice-chairman of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Thursday.

Abdul'ahat Abdulrixit

Male, born in March 1942; ethnic Uygur, native of Yining of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region; joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in July 1960; started working in September 1965; graduated from the Electric Motor Engineering Department of the Xinjiang Institute of Engineering; senior engineer.

1960-1965 Studied at Electric Motor Engineering Department of the Xinjiang Institute of Engineering

1965-1980 Technician and engineer at the Construction Survey and Designing Institute of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

1980-1983 Vice-president of the Construction Survey and Designing Institute of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

1983-1991 Deputy director, member and secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of the Planning Commission of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

1991-1993 Vice-chairman of the People's Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

1993-1994 Deputy secretary of the CPC Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and acting chairman of the regional People's Government

1994-2003 Deputy secretary of the CPC Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, chairman of the regional People's Government; chairman of the Standing Committee of the regional People's Congress and secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of the Standing Committee (January to May 2003)

2003-2008 Vice-chairman and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the 10th CPPCC National Committee

2008- Vice-chairman and member of Leading Party Members' Group of the 11th CPPCC National Committee.

Member of the 15th, 16th and 17th CPC Central Committees.