Khin Maung Thein | |
Native Name Lang: | Burmese |
Office: | Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw |
Constituency: | Sagaing Township |
Term Start: | 2 May 2012 |
Predecessor: | Khin Maung Myint |
Office2: | Member-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw |
Constituency2: | Khin-U № 2 |
Majority2: | 15,367 (68%) |
Predecessor2: | Constituency established |
Successor2: | Constituency abolished |
Party: | National League for Democracy |
Birth Place: | Khin-U, British Burma |
Nationality: | Burmese |
Occupation: | Politician and lawyer |
Relations: | Phone Maw (father) |
Alma Mater: | Mandalay University |
Khin Maung Thein (Burmese: ခင်မောင်သိန်း) is a Burmese politician and political prisoner who currently serves as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Sagaing Township.[1] In the 1990 Burmese general election, he was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 15,367 (68% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.[2]
Khin Maung Thein was born inKhin-U, British Burma on December 3, 1940 .In 1969, he graduated from Mandalay University with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry.[2] In 1983, he became a High Court advocate.[2] In 1990, Khin Maung Thein was arrested and sentenced under the Burmese Penal Code Article 122 for attending a secret meeting in Mandalay to form a provisional civilian government and was released on 2 June 1992.[2]
He is a member of the National League for Democracy. He was elected as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP and elected representative from Sagaing Township parliamentary constituency.[1]