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Dolkun Isa
Munich
Summary
Versatile organizational leader bringing over 30 years of experience as accomplished President and NGO leader. Strategic problem-solver, change manager, and visionary executive with success implementing plans to meet current and future goals. Key expertise in the human rights industry.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
President
Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights (UZDM)
09.2025 - Current
- President of the Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights (UZDM)
- Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.
- Prepared annual budget forecasts and monitored performance to meet organizational objectives.
- Cultivated strong relationships with external partners to foster collaboration and maximize resources.
- Established and maintained strong relationships with international CSOs, governments, parliamentarians and media.
Executive Director
Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights (UZDM)
11.2024 - 09.2025
- Executive Director of the Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights (UZDM)
- Aligned department vision, goals, and objectives with company strategy to achieve consistently high results.
- Drove strategic improvements to enhance operational and organizational efficiencies.
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
- Exercised appropriate cost control to meet budget restrictions and maximize profitability.
- Built relationships with donors, government officials and other organizations to secure funding and support for organization.
- Represented organization to local public by giving presentations and speeches and participating in community events.
President
World Uyghur Congress (WUC)
11.2017 - 10.2024
- Executive Chairman of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC)
- Interviewed, recruited and trained new onboarding candidates.
- Created succession plans to provide continuity of operations during leadership transitions.
- Established and maintained strong relationships with donors and strategic partners.
- Represented organization at international human rights and democracy related conferences and events.
- Cultivated strong relationships with international partners, including government officials, politicians, CSOs and media to foster collaboration and maximize resources.
Project Director
International Uyghur Advocacy Project
07.2006 - 10.2024
- WUC's Project Director of Uyghur Leadership training project on Human right and democracy
- Hired and managed staff, consultants, contractors and sub-contractors to complete project tasks.
- Monitored project and program quality to meet donor expectations.
- Developed and oversaw project operations and managed multi-functional issues through resolution.
- Reported regularly to donors on project budget, progress, outcomes and challenges.
Presidency member
Unrepresented Nation and Peoples Organisation (UNPO)
10.2006 - 05.2024
- Presidency member of the Unrepresented Nation and Peoples Organisation (UNPO)
Co-founder and Secretary General
World Uyghur Congress (WUC)
04.2004 - 05.2012
- Co-founder and Secretary General of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC)
President
The World Uyghur Youth Congress
12.2000 - 10.2002
- President of The World Uyghur Youth Congress
Founder and Secretary General
The World Uyghur Youth Congress
11.1996 - 12.2000
- Founder and Secretary General of The World Uyghur Youth Congress
Founder and president
East Turkistan Students and Youth Association in Ankara
07.1994 - 04.1996
- Founder and president, East Turkistan Students and Youth Association in Ankara
Education
Computer science - Computer And Information Sciences
DIDACT Business School
Munich04.2004
German Language - German Language
DIDACT Business School
12.2001
English Intensive course -
London Skills Institute (TLSI)
London, United Kingdom09.2001
German Language course - undefined
Inlingua Language School
04.1998
Master of Arts - Political Science And Sociology
Gazi University
Ankara04.1996
Turkish language course - undefined
TÖMER
09.1994
English and Turkish Languages -
Beijing Foreigner Language University
Beijing07.1993
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Xinjiang University
Urumchi07.1988
High School Diploma -
Aksu High School
Aksu07.1984
Skills
- Tactical implementation
- Financial planning
- Creating and delivering presentations
- Partnership development
- Coaching and mentoring
- International relations
- Stakeholder engagement
- Crisis management
- Financial management
- Media relations
- Staff management
- Company representation
Accomplishments
- Victims of Communism Human Rights Award Laureate 2016
- World Democracy Award 2019 Laureate
- Honorary Membership Award (Society for Threatened Peoples) Laureate 2023
Affiliations
- Member of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC)
- Member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO)
- Board Member of the Asia Freedom Institute
- Member of the Leadership Council of the World Liberty Congress (WLC)
Software
Microsoft Office
Cisco
Adobe Reader
Language
Uyghur, Chinese, English, Turkish and German
Publication
- Asaretiki Sherqi Turkistan (Book in Uyghur Language)
- Several Articles about Uyghur issues (translated in German, English, Turkish, Chinese and Arabic)
- Statements and Briefing at UN Human Right Bodies, European Parliament, national parliaments of the Democratic Countries and International conference in Global
- Reports on Uyghur Human Rights Issues
- The China Freedom Trap: My Life on the Run
Short Biography
- Dolkun Isa is the former President of the World Uyghur Congress and currently serving as the President of the Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights (UZDM). He is also the author of the "China Freedom Trap". He is a former student-leader of the pro-democracy movement in East Turkistan in 1988. He fled China in 1994. He has advocated for the rights of the Uyghurs at international forums. His mother died in a concentration camp in 2018 in China, and his two brothers were sentenced to long-term prison. He previously received human rights awards, including the World Democracy Award. In 2020, he requested that Sir Geoffrey Nice QC establish an independent tribunal - Uyghur Tribunal to investigate ‘the Genocide' against the Uyghurs.
Timeline
President
Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights (UZDM)
09.2025 - Current
Executive Director
Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights (UZDM)
11.2024 - 09.2025
President
World Uyghur Congress (WUC)
11.2017 - 10.2024
Presidency member
Unrepresented Nation and Peoples Organisation (UNPO)
10.2006 - 05.2024
Project Director
International Uyghur Advocacy Project
07.2006 - 10.2024
Co-founder and Secretary General
World Uyghur Congress (WUC)
04.2004 - 05.2012
President
The World Uyghur Youth Congress
12.2000 - 10.2002
Founder and Secretary General
The World Uyghur Youth Congress
11.1996 - 12.2000
Founder and president
East Turkistan Students and Youth Association in Ankara
07.1994 - 04.1996
German Language course - undefined
Inlingua Language School
Turkish language course - undefined
TÖMER
Computer science - Computer And Information Sciences
DIDACT Business School
German Language - German Language
DIDACT Business School
English Intensive course -
London Skills Institute (TLSI)
Master of Arts - Political Science And Sociology
Gazi University
English and Turkish Languages -
Beijing Foreigner Language University
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Xinjiang University
High School Diploma -
Aksu High School