Salih Hudayar (Uighur: سالىھ خۇدايار; born 21 May 1993) is a Uyghur American politician known for advocating for East Turkistan independence. He founded the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement and has since been leading the movement calling for the "restoration of East Turkistan's independence." On November 11, 2019, Hudayar was elected as the Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile. Hudayar was born in Atush, East Turkistan (Xinjiang) and studied International Studies and Political Science at the University of Oklahoma and holds American citizenship.