Arken Imirbaki
Arken Imirbaki is a Chinese politician of Uyghur ethnicity.
Imirbaki was born in September 1953 in Yengisar County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang. In 1977, he graduated from the Northwest College of Light Industry. He joined the Communist Party of China in June 1980. In 1984, he started his political career as the deputy-director of bureau of industry of Ürümqi. Later, he served as the deputy-director of the Economic Commission of Ürümqi, Assistant to Mayor of Ürümqi, Deputy Director-General of the Economic and Trade Committee of Xinjiang, Director General and Deputy Secretary of Electronics Industry Department of Xinjiang, Secretary-General of Xinjiang Autonomous Region People's Government, Vice-Chairman of Xinjiang Autonomous Region People's Government, and deputy-director of the Standing Committee of the Xinjiang People's Congress.
In 2008, Imirbaki was elected as a delegate to 11th National People's Congress. Since 2013, he has served as a Vice Chairman of the 12th and 13th National People's Congress. He is also a member of the 19th CPC Central Committee.
