Aung Soe Myint | |
Native Name Lang: | Burmese |
Office: | Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw |
Constituency: | Taungoo Township |
Term Start: | 2 May 2012 |
Term End: | 29 January 2016 |
Predecessor: | Aung Min |
Successor: | Khin Maung Than |
Office2: | Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw |
Constituency2: | Taungoo № 2 |
Majority2: | 21,369 (68%) |
Predecessor2: | Constituency established |
Successor2: | Constituency abolished |
Party: | National League for Democracy |
Birth Date: | 3 August 1952 |
Birth Place: | Taungoo, Burma |
Nationality: | Burmese |
Occupation: | Politician |
Alma Mater: | Rangoon Institute of Economics |
Aung Soe Myint (Burmese: အောင်စိုးမြင့်) is a Burmese politician and political prisoner, previously served as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Taungoo Township.[1] He was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw MP in the 1990 Burmese general election, winning a 68% majority (21,369 votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.[2]
Aung Soe Myint graduated from the Rangoon Institute of Economics in 1975.[2] He became involved in politics during the 8888 Uprising, serving as a member of the Central General Strike Committee of the Taungoo District People’s Liberation Alliance.[2]
From 31 August 2003 to 23 September 2008, he served a stint at Thayet prison, for purportedly possessing a motorcycle without a license.[3] [4] In fact, he had organized events for the 15th anniversary of the 8888 Uprising.[5] He was released in September 2008, as part of a government amnesty involving the release of 9,002 prisoners.[6]