Erkin Tuniyaz[a] (also spelled Arkin Tuniyaz; born December 1961) is a Chinese politician of Uyghur ethnicity who is the current deputy secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xinjiang Committee and chairman of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in office since 30 September 2021.

After a short period of working in the Department of Personnel Matters of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in August 1992, he was dispatched to the Organization Department of the CCP's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee, where he eventually rose to become deputy head in October 1999.

[4] On 27 January 2022, he was formally elected as the chairman by the 13th People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region at its fifth session.

[5] On 18 January 2023, he was elected as the chairman for a full term by the 14th People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

On 10 December 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury added Erkin to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.