Mahmut Muhiti (Uighur: مەھمۇت مۇھىتى, romanized: Mehmut Muhiti; Chinese: 马木提·穆依提; pinyin: Mǎmùtí Mùyītí; Wade–Giles: Mamut'i Muit'i; 1887–1944), nicknamed Shizhang (Chinese: 师长; pinyin: Shīcháng; Wade–Giles: Shih-ch'ang), was an Uyghur warrior from Xinjiang. He was a commander of the insurgents led by Khoja Niyaz during the Kumul Rebellion against the Xinjiang provincial authorities. After Hoya-Niyaz and Sheng Shicai, the newly appointed ruler of Xinjiang, formed peace, Muhiti was briefly appointed by Sheng a Military Commander of the Kashgar region in 1934, but was soon demoted and appointed commander of the 6th Division, composed of Turkic Muslims and named Deputy Military Commander of the Kashgar region. Muhiti opposed Sheng's close ties with the Soviet Union forming opposition to his r