Muhammed is a writer and poet who worked in Altay’s State Intangible Cultural Heritage Office and was a member of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Writers Association. He was arrested for gathering with friends and expressing his opinion on policies in Xinjiang in 2018. He was sentenced to life in prison for “separatism” after refusing to plead guilty in September 2020. His whereabouts and wellbeing are unknown.