Aung Soe Myint Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Names of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives announced. 2 April 2012. Union Election Commission. Government of Myanmar. 5 October 2012.
  2. Web site: BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF ELECTED MPs. Khin Kyaw Han. 1 February 2003. 1990 MULTI-PARTY DEMOCRACY GENERAL ELECTIONS. 5 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Released Political Prisoners from 2007 to date. Assistant Association for Political Prisoners (Burma). 5 October 2012.
  4. News: U Aung Soe Myint appeal rejected again. 12 November 2003. Democratic Voice of Burma. 5 October 2012. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034657/http://burmatoday.net/dvb/2003/11/031112_u%20aung%20soe%20myint_dvb.htm. dead.
  5. 3 October 2003 . Inter-Parliamentary Union . Human rights of parliamentarians: 173rd Governing Council session . dead . 1 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130603235703/http://www.ipu.org/hr-e/173/myn01.htm . 3 June 2013 .
  6. News: Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for September 2008 . September 2008 . Assistant Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) . 5 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130611190806/http://www.aappb.org/chronology_sept_2008.pdf . 11 June 2013 .