page_title: Uyghur American Association
section_title: Presidents
hierarchical_section_title: Uyghur American Association / Organization / Presidents
caption_attribution_description: ئۇيغۇرچە: نۇرى تۈركەل English: Commissioner Nury A. Turkel, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
context_page_description: The Uyghur American Association is a prominent Uyghur American non-profit advocacy organization based in Washington, D. C. in the United States. It was established in 1998 by a group of Uyghur overseas activists to raise the public awareness of the Uyghur people, who primarily reside in Xinjiang, China, also known as East Turkestan. The Uyghur American Association is an affiliate organization of the World Uyghur Congress and works to promote the Uyghur culture and improved human rights conditions for Uyghurs.
context_section_description: Turdi Ghoja (from 2000)
  Nury A. Turkel (2004-2006), Vice President Omer Kanat
  Rebiya Kadeer (2006-2011)
  Alim Seytoff
  Ilshat Hassan Kokbore (from 2016)
  Kuzzat Altay
caption: Nury Turkel, former UAA President
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