Passenger:MAIMAITIJIANG Abula
MAIMAITIJIANG Abula

Abula MAIMAITIJIANG was allocated seat number 23E in the Economy section of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Abula, a male aged 35, was a Chinese national.
Media Sources
Memetjan Abula (Maimaitijiang Abula), 35, Chinese
A painter and art teacher from Kashgar, Xinjiang province. One of a group of 24 Chinese artists who had travelled to Kuala Lumpur to attend an art exhibition.Travelling abroad for the first time. SCMP-049
Mr Maimaitijiang, 35, also known as Mehmet Abula, an art teacher from the Uighur minority group in China, who was abroad for the first time. TSTSG-003
Passenger Manifest Data
Source | Line No. | NAME | Title | Nationality | Age | Gender | Class | Seat No. |
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MH370 Passenger Manifest - 8 March 2014 | 99 | MAIMAITIJIANG/A | Chinese | 35 | ||||
MH370 Passenger Manifest - 10 April 2014 | 99 | MAIMAITIJIANG/A | Chinese | 35 | ||||
MH370 Passenger Manifest - 1 May 2014 | MAIMAITIJIANG/A | CHN | 35 | M | EYCL | 23E | ||
MH370 Passenger Manifest - 5 May 2014 | MAIMAITIJIANG/A | CHN | 35 | M | EYCL | 23E | ||
Passenger details from Official Sources | MAIMAITIJIANG A | Chinese | 35 | Male | Economy | 23E |
Notes:-
Abula was from the Uighur ethnic group which is predominantly Islamic. His name could also be written as Mehmet, Abula and the Islamic name Mehmet has been transliterated to Maimait, or Maimaiti, then conjoined with a Chinese name Jiang. The South China Morning Post shortened that to Memetjan. Did Malaysia Airlines add an extra i and join MAIMAIT and JIANG to create the recorded name MAIMAITIJIANG/A or was that derived from his Passport?
Travelling as an Art Teacher to Malaysia for the exhibition with the group of Chinese calligraphers was an honour.
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