Mahn Win Khaing Than

Win Khaing Than
His Excellency; Mahn; Win Khaing Than
	မန်းဝင်းခိုင်သန်း
2nd Speaker of the House of Nationalities
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 February 2016
Deputy	Aye Thar Aung
Preceded by	Khin Aung Myint
3rd Speaker of the Assembly of the Union
	In office; 8 February 2016 – 1 August 2018
Deputy	Aye Thar Aung
Preceded by	Shwe Mann
Succeeded by	T Khun Myat
Amyotha Hluttaw MP
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 February 2016
Constituency	Kayin State № 8; Myawaddy Township
Personal details
Born	April 23, 1952; Hinthada Township, Ayeyarwady Division, Burma (now Myanmar)
Nationality	Burmese
Political party	National League for Democracy
Spouse(s)	Nant Kyin Kyi
Relations	Mahn Ba Khaing (Grandfather)
Parents	Mahn Than Shein, Nant Khin Htay Yee Khaing
Alma mater	Rangoon Arts and Science University
Occupation	Politician, lawyer

Mahn Win Khaing Than (Burmese: မန်းဝင်းခိုင်သန်း [máɴ wɪ́ɴ kʰàɪɴ θáɴ] and also spelt Mahn Win Khine Than or Mann Win Khaing Than; born: 23 April 1952) is a Burmese politician and lawyer. He presently serves as the incumbent Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw, the upper house of the Myanmar parliament.

Early life

He was born in Hintada Township, Ayeyarwady Division on 23 April 1952. He is an ethnic Karen and a Christian. He is the grandson of Mahn Ba Khaing, who served as Minister for Industry and Minister for Labor in the pre-independence cabinet of the AFPFL government, and was assassinated alongside Aung San, father of Aung San Suu Kyi in 1947 in Yangon.[1][2] Mahn Win Khaing Than graduated from the Rangoon Arts and Science University with a law degree in 1975.

Career

He formerly served as the secretary of the Karen Literature and Culture Association, and joined the Union Karen League in 1990, which contested in the elections that same year. He joined the National League for Democracy in 2013 and contested for the first time in the 2015 election.[3] In the 2015 election, he contested and won the Kayin State № 8 constituency for a seat in the country's upper house.[4][1][1][5][6]

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References

Lun Min Mang. "Meet the Speakers".
"NLD names nominees for key posts". The Straits Times.
"The Would-Be Leaders of Burma's New Parliament". The Irrawaddy.
"Myanmar to embark on a new chapter as parliament convenes". Mizzima.
"ANP Riven by Power Politics as New Government's Term Approaches". The Irrawaddy.
"NLD confirms parliament speakers; Nominee for deputy parliament speaker T Khun Myat unclear from opium". Eleven Myanmar. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

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[lunminmang-1] Lun Min Mang. "Meet the Speakers".

[2] "NLD names nominees for key posts". The Straits Times.

[3] "The Would-Be Leaders of Burma's New Parliament". The Irrawaddy.

[4] "Myanmar to embark on a new chapter as parliament convenes". Mizzima.

[5] "ANP Riven by Power Politics as New Government's Term Approaches". The Irrawaddy.

[elm-6] "NLD confirms parliament speakers; Nominee for deputy parliament speaker T Khun Myat unclear from opium". Eleven Myanmar. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.