Abdulahat Nur (; born 10 June 1967), also known as Abdulahad Nur, is a Canadian Uyghur politician and East Turkistan independence leader. He has served as the Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE) since 10 November 2023. Previously, he served as Vice President of the ETGE from 2019 to 2023 and as Minister for Religious and Endowment Affairs from October 2018 to June 2019. Nur is also the President of the Alberta Uyghur Cultural Society since 2018.
Abdulahat Nur was born on 10 June 1967 in Maralbexi County, Xinjiang (referred to as East Turkistan by Nur). He studied at Kashgar Khanliq Medris. Details about his early life in China are limited, but he later relocated to Canada, where he became a citizen.
Nur resides in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and serves as the President of the Alberta Uyghur Cultural Society since 2018. He is actively involved in Uyghur community organizations and advocacy.
Nur has been a key figure in the East Turkistan independence movement. He served as Minister of Religious and Endowment Affairs of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE) from 30 October 2018 to 30 June 2019. From 2019 to 2023, he was Vice President of the East Turkistan Government in Exile. Nur's advocacy in the West began earlier. In July 2009, he protested in Calgary against ethnic violence in Xinjiang, calling for Canadian and UN intervention to protect Uyghurs.
In July 2020, as Vice President of the ETGE, Nur supported the submission of evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing Chinese officials, including Xi Jinping, of genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs.
In September 2022, Nur, as Vice President, condemned US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for inadequately addressing Uyghur issues at the UN General Assembly.
On November 11, 2023, Nur was elected as the Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile at its 9th General Assembly.[21] Since November 2023, as Prime Minister of the ETGE, Nur has led global efforts to decolonize East Turkistan and achieve its independence.
In April 2025, as Prime Minister, Nur urged newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to recognize the Uyghur genocide, acknowledge East Turkistan as occupied territory, resettle 10,000 Uyghur refugees, and facilitate the release of Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil.
In September 2025, Nur announced global protests on October 12 to mark 75 years of Chinese occupation, condemning ongoing genocide and calling for international action.
In January 2026, Nur condemned the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) visit to China, accusing it of legitimizing genocide. In a New Year's address, he pressed the UN and states to confront occupation, genocide, and denial of self-determination.