May Win Myint
| May Win Myint MP | |
|---|---|
| မေဝင်းမြင့် | |
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| Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw for Mayangon Township | |
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Assumed office 2 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Pwint Hsan |
| Majority | 60,216 (77.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 March 1950 Moulmein, Burma |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Political party | National League for Democracy |
| Parents | Thaung Nyunt |
| Alma mater | Institute of Medicine-1, Rangoon (MBBS) |
| Occupation | Physician, Politician |
May Win Myint (Burmese: မေဝင်းမြင့်) is a Burmese politician and member of the National League for Democracy's Central Executive Committee.[1]
In the Burmese by-elections, 2012, she contested the Mayangon Township constituency and won a Pyithu Hluttaw seat.[2]
She contested the Mayangon Township constituency № 2 and won a Pyithu Hluttaw seat in the Burmese general election, 1990, but was not allowed to assume her role.[1] May Win Myint graduated from the Institute of Medicine-1, Rangoon with a medical degree in 1976 and spent a decade practicing medicine in Rangoon (now Yangon), before joining the National League for Democracy in 1988, during the 8888 Uprising.[1]
On 28 October 1997, she was arrested and charged on 26 November 2007 under the 1950 Emergency Act, after NLD members tried to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi, who was in house arrest at the time.[1] She was subsequently jailed for 7 years at the Insein Prison, and her prison term was given 2 one-year extensions.[3] May Win Myint was released on 28 September 2008.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Brief biographies of the some NLD CEC members". Mizzima. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ↑ Kyaw Myo Win (2 April 2012). "Winning NLD candidate list announced in state tv". MRTV. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- 1 2 "May Win Myint". Political Prisoners. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. Retrieved 2 April 2012.