Turgon Alimas

Turgon Almas (old Uyghur text: تۇرغۇن ئالماس, Latin Uyghur: Turghun Almas, October 30, 1924 - September 11, 2001), also translated as Turgon Almas, is a Chinese Uyghur writer. Member of the Communist Party of China and member of the Chinese Writers Association. After 1946, he successively served as a primary school teacher, principal of Kashgar Normal School, editor of "Forward News" in Yili District 3, teacher of Xinjiang Public Security School, and editor of "Tarimu" magazine. He was arrested and imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution. After being released from prison, he was assigned to work as a professional writer in the Federation of Literary and Art Circles of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. He has served as a director of the Xinjiang Federation of Literary and Art Circles and a researcher at the Institute of Central Asia, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.