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Dilihumal Ablet, who graduated from the Dalian Naval Academy in northeast China on July 11, has become the first female Uygur officer in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy.

Born in 1989 in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Ablet joined the PLA Navy six months after finishing her undergraduate studies in electric engineering at the Xinjiang University. Due to her outstanding performance during nearly two years' service on China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, she had the rare opportunity to attend a one-year training program at the Dalian academy in 2013. During the program, she completed 25 courses and participated in trainings on warships at sea. With her new skills, Ablet will continue to serve on the aircraft carrier.