Myint Naing
Myint Naing | |
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မြင့်နိုင် | |
2nd Chief Minister of Sagaing Region | |
In office 30 March 2016 – 1 February 2021 | |
Appointed by | President of Myanmar |
President | Htin Kyaw |
Preceded by | Tha Aye |
Member of the Sagaing Region Hluttaw | |
In office 8 February 2016 – 31 January 2021 | |
Constituency | Shwebo Township № 1 |
Member of the Amyotha Hluttaw | |
In office 2 May 2012 – 29 January 2016 | |
Preceded by | Win Myint |
Succeeded by | Win Aung |
Constituency | Sagaing Region № 3 |
Member-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Constituency | Kantbalu № 2 |
Majority | 30,628 (76%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Shwebo, Burma | 6 October 1951
Nationality | Burmese |
Political party | National League for Democracy |
Relations | Zaw (father) Aye Yin (mother) |
Alma mater | Mandalay Institute of Medicine |
Occupation | Politician |
Myint Naing (Burmese: မြင့်နိုင်) is a Burmese politician and former political prisoner who currently serves as Chief Minister of Sagaing Region and previously served as an Amyotha Hluttaw member of parliament for Sagaing Region Constituency № 3.[1] In the 1990 Burmese general election, he was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 30,628 (76% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Myint Naing graduated with a medical degree (MBBS) from the Mandalay Institute of Medicine in 1981.
Political career
[edit]He was arrested in September 1990 and sentenced to 25 years under the Burmese Penal Code's Article 122.[2] He actively took part together with his colleagues in the famous Saffron Revolution.
He was elected as member of House of Nationalities in the 2012 Myanmar by-elections. In the 2015 general election, Myint Naing ran for Sagaing Region Hluttaw and was re-elected. In 2016, he was appointed as Chief Minister of Sagaing Region by the President of Myanmar with the recommendation of Sagaing Region Hluttaw.
In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Myint Maung was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Names of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives announced". The Myanmar Times. Government of Myanmar. Archived from the original on 2012-05-09.
- ^ a b "Brief Biographies of Elected MPs". www.ibiblio.org. Archived from the original on 2004-09-21.
- ^ "Recent Arrest List" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 4 February 2021.