Nur Ahmed
Nur Ahmed (born 1928), also known as Tin Maung, was a Rohingya legislator, health worker and activist. He was the Chairman of the National Democratic Party for Human Rights. He was elected to the Parliament of Myanmar in 1990.
Nur Ahmed | |
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| Member-elect of the Parliament of Myanmar from Buthidaung-2 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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| Born | 1928 (age 91–92) Buthidaung, Arakan Division, British Burma (now in Myanmar) |
| Political party | National Democratic Party for Human Rights |
Early life
Ahmed was born in 1928 in the village of Phone Nyo Lake in Buthidaung. He attended the Buthidaung State High School. He completed his vocational training at the Health Assistance Training Course in Insein, Rangoon between 1954 and 1956. He later joined the Anti-Malaria Department of the Burmese government. He was a Health Assistant till 1968. Ahmed was a member of the Rohingya Independent Force until 1978.[1]
Political career
As Chairman of the NDPHR, Ahmed contested the 1990 Burmese general election and won from Buthidaung-2 constituency with 20,045 votes out of 40,143 votes.[1] The NDPHR won four seats in parliament. In 1992, the Burmese military junta banned the NDPHR.[1]