Kurban Tulum (Uyghur: قۇربان تۇلۇم; Chinese: 库尔班·吐鲁木; 1883 – 26 May 1975), also known as Uncle Kurban (库尔班大叔), was a Uyghur farmer and electrician who lived in the oasis town of Keriya, in Xinjiang, China.

[1][2] The government of the People's Republic of China promotes him as a symbol of unity between the Uyghurs and Han Chinese.

[3] According to a local cadre, prior to the arrival of the Chinese Communist Party, Kurban was a peasant who worked as a seasonal labourer for Uyghur landlords.

and a film titled Uncle Kurban Visits Beijing (库尔班大叔上北京) were produced in 2002.

He is a well-known figure in China as his name appears in state-produced school textbooks.