Zaw Myint Maung

Zaw Myint Maung
His Excellency; Dr; Zaw Myint Maung
	ဇော်မြင့်မောင်
2nd Chief Minister of the Mandalay Region
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 March 2016
Preceded by	Ye Myint
Member of the Mandalay Region Hluttaw
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 8 February 2016
Constituency	Amarapura Township № 1
Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw
	In office; 2 May 2012 – 29 January 2016
Preceded by	Hla Tun
Succeeded by	Shwe Ko
Constituency	Kyaukpadaung Township
Member-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Amarapura Township № 1
Majority	21,119 (66%)
Personal details
Born	11 December 1951; Amarapura, Burma
Nationality	Burmese
Political party	National League for Democracy Vice-President of the party
Relations	Chit Maung (father)
Alma mater	Mandalay Institute of Medicine
Occupation	Politician and physician

Zaw Myint Maung (Burmese: ဇော်မြင့်မောင်) is a Burmese politician and former political prisoner who currently serves as Chief Minister of Mandalay Region and Mandalay Region MP for Amarapura Township.[1]

Early life and education

Zaw Myint Maung graduated with a medical degree from the Mandalay Institute of Medicine in 1979.[2] During his medical career, he worked in Sagaing Division's Yuthitgyi Hospital and served as a chemistry lecturer at Mandalay University from 1983 to 1988.[2]

Political career

In the 1990 Burmese general election, he was elected as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 21,119 (66% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.[2]

On 22 November 1990, he was arrested under Penal Code Article 122 and sentenced to 25 years, for attending meetings on forming a provisional government.[2] In March 1996, he was sentenced to a further seven years under the 1950 Emergency Provision Act, for publishing a magazine celebrating the 75th anniversary of Rangoon University and another called New Blood Wave.[2] In total, he served a 19-year sentence at a prison in Myitkyina.[3] He was released on 21 February 2009.[3] He is the vice-president of NLD and current acting president of the party.

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References

"Names of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives announced". The Myanmar Times. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
Khin Kyaw Han (1 February 2003). "Brief Biographies of Elected MPs". Online Burma/Myanmar Library. Retrieved 5 October 2012 – via ibiblio.org.
"released Political Prisoners from 2007 to date" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma). 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

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[1] "Names of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives announced". The Myanmar Times. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

[kyh-2] Khin Kyaw Han (1 February 2003). "Brief Biographies of Elected MPs". Online Burma/Myanmar Library. Retrieved 5 October 2012 – via ibiblio.org.

[aappb-3] "released Political Prisoners from 2007 to date" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma). 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2012.