Liangjun Ma
Ma Liangjun (1870 – July 14, 1957), styled Shantang, religious name Muhammad Yusuf, also known in his youth as Xiaoma Ayin (also called Xiaoma Ahong)[1], a Hui ethnic group member from Qingshui County, Gansu Province, was an Islamic scholar.
At the end of the Qing dynasty, he served as the head of the Pingliang Mosque. After the establishment of the Republic of China, he went to Xinjiang Province to preach, successively holding positions such as the Bishop of the Shaanxi Grand Mosque in Hami, the head of the Hui Muslim Grand Mosque in Ili, and the head of the Kuanxiang Temple in Urumqi. In 1940, he was arrested by Sheng Shicai under the pretext of a riot and was later released in 1944. The following year, he was appointed as the Chief Imam of all Hui Muslims in Xinjiang and the Deputy Director of the Kuomintang Xinjiang Provincial Party Committee. In 1947, he also served as the Supervisory Commissioner of Xinjiang for the Control Yuan. In 1948, he was elected as a member of the Supervisory Committee. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, he successively held positions such as a senior advisor to the Xinjiang Provincial People's Government, a member of the Northwest People's Committee, and the deputy director of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region Islamic Association.[2] On July 14, 1957, he passed away at the Shaanxi Grand Mosque in Urumqi.[3]
References
- ↑ 邵延淼. 《辛亥以来人物年里录》. 江苏教育出版社. Search this book on
- ↑ 《中国国民党百年人物全书》. 团结出版社. 2005. Search this book on
- ↑ 宁夏社会科学院 回族伊斯兰教研究所 (1992). 《回族研究》. Search this book on
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