Sabri was anti-Soviet and opposed the Soviet - backed Ehmetjan Qasim ( Akhmedjan Kasimov ) , who was the vice-chairman of the provincial government .
In January 1949 , he replaced Masud Sabri as the chairman of Xinjiang Provincial Government .
Masud Sabri was anti-Soviet and opposed the Soviet - backed Ehmetjan Qasim ( Akhmedjan Kasimov ) , who was the vice-chairman of the provincial government .
In January 1949 , he replaced Masud Sabri as the chairman of Xinjiang Provincial Government .