Myint_Naing

Myint Naing

Myint Naing

Burmese politician and political prisoner

For other people named Myint Naing, see Myint Naing (disambiguation).

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]

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Early life and education

Myint Naing graduated with a medical degree (MBBS) from the Mandalay Institute of Medicine in 1981.

Political career

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

  1. [1]
    "Names of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives announced". The Myanmar Times. Government of Myanmar. Archived from the original on 2012-05-09.
  2. [2]
    "Brief Biographies of Elected MPs". www.ibiblio.org. Archived from the original on 2004-09-21.
  3. [3]
    "Recent Arrest List" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 4 February 2021.


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