Han Tha Myint Explained

Han Tha Myint
Native Name Lang:my
Order:Pyithu Hluttaw MP-elect
Constituency:Budalin Township № 1
Majority:16,645 (80.85%)
Term Start:Nullified 8 March 2021
Successor:Than Nwe (USDP)
Birth Date:7 May 1948
Birth Place:Rangoon, Burma
Nationality:Burmese
Alma Mater:Rangoon Institute of Technology
Party:National League for Democracy
Residence:Yankin Township, Yangon
Parents:Thein Pe Myint (father)
Khin Kyi Kyi (mother)

Han Tha Myint (Burmese: ဟန်သာမြင့်; also spelt Han Thar Myint) is a Burmese politician. He currently serves on the National League for Democracy's Central Executive Committee and is a party spokesman.[1]

Han Tha Myint won the seat in the Pyithu Hluttaw to represent the Budalin Township Constituency No. 1 during the 1990 Burmese general election, winning about 81% of the votes (16,645 valid votes).[2] The Union Election Commission announced his forced resignation from the post on 11 June 1996.[2] In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Han Tha Myint was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[3]

He was born to parents Thein Pe Myint and Khin Khin Kyi on 7 May 1948 in Rangoon, Burma.[1] His father Thein Pe Myint was a prominent Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League leader and a close friend of General Aung San.[2] Han Tha Myint obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Rangoon Institute of Technology in 1970.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Brief biographies of the some NLD CEC members. 26 May 2010. Mizzima. 15 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715070439/http://archive-2.mizzima.com/research/3982-brief-biographies-of-the-some-nld-cec-members.html. 15 July 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: Name: U Tun Aung (aka U Tun Tun Hein). BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF ELECTED MPs. Online Burma/Myanmar Library. 15 July 2015.
  3. Web site: 4 February 2021. Recent Arrest List. Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.