Mar Mar Khaing Explained

Mar Mar Khaing
Native Name Lang:Burmese
Order:Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency:Thaton Township
Majority:48,283 (53.95%)[1]
Term Start:1 February 2016
Predecessor:Saw Ba Thein (USDP)
Party:National League for Democracy
Birth Date:20 April 1961
Birth Place:Thaton, Burma
Residence:Thaton, Mon State, Myanmar
Nationality:Burmese
Occupation:Politician, Lawyer
Parents:U Kauk (father)
Alma Mater:Mawlamyine University of Distance Education (LL.B)

Mar Mar Khaing (Burmese: မာမာခိုင်, also spelt Mar Mar Khine; born 20 April 1961) is a Burmese politician and lawyer who currently serves as a member of parliament in the House of Representatives for Thaton Township. In the 2015 Myanmar general election, she contested the Thaton Township constituency for a seat in the Pyithu Hluttaw MP, the country's lower house.[2]

Early life and career

Mar Mar Khaing was on born 20 April 1961 in Thaton, Mon State, Myanmar. She is an ethnic Pa-O. She attended at Basic Education High School No. 2 Thaton and graduated with Law from Mawlamyine University of Distance Education.

In 1980 to 1985, she had worked at Thaton Construction Corporation. In 1989, she had worked Senior lawyer and became lawyer of the Supreme Court of Myanmar in 1999. In the 2015 Myanmar general election, she contested the Thaton Township constituency winning a majority of 48,283 (53% of the votes), won a Pyithu Hluttaw seat.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Votes Records. mypilar.org. 8 October 2017. en.
  2. Web site: Member of parliament- Mar Mar Khaing Profile. Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. 8 October 2017. my.
  3. Web site: Thaton residents call for the return of confiscated farmlands. 24 July 2017. Eleven Media Group. 8 October 2017. en.
  4. Web site: Myanmar MPs call for gambling crackdown. Asia Gaming Brief. 16 December 2016. 8 October 2017. en.