Myint Naing Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Dr
Myint Naing
Native Name Lang:Burmese
Order:2nd Chief Minister of Sagaing Region
Term Start:30 March 2016
Term End:1 February 2021
Predecessor:Tha Aye
Office2:Member of the Sagaing Region Hluttaw
Constituency2:Shwebo Township № 1
Term Start2:8 February 2016
Term End2:31 January 2021
Office3:Member of the Amyotha Hluttaw
Constituency3:Sagaing Region № 3
Term Start3:2 May 2012
Term End3:29 January 2016
Predecessor3:Win Myint
Successor3:Win Aung
Office4:Member-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw
Constituency4:Kantbalu № 2
Majority4:30,628 (76%)
Predecessor4:Constituency established
Successor4:Constituency abolished
Party:National League for Democracy
Birth Date:6 October 1951
Birth Place:Shwebo, Burma
Nationality:Burmese
Occupation:Politician
Relations:Zaw (father)
Aye Yin (mother)
Alma Mater:Mandalay Institute of Medicine
President:Htin Kyaw
Appointer:President of Myanmar

Myint Naing (Burmese: မြင့်နိုင်) is a Burmese politician and former political prisoner who currently serves as Chief Minister of Sagaing Region and previously served as an Amyotha Hluttaw member of parliament for Sagaing Region Constituency № 3.[1] In the 1990 Burmese general election, he was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 30,628 (76% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.[2]

Early life and education

Myint Naing graduated with a medical degree (MBBS) from the Mandalay Institute of Medicine in 1981.

Political career

He was arrested in September 1990 and sentenced to 25 years under the Burmese Penal Code's Article 122.[2] He actively took part together with his colleagues in the famous Saffron Revolution.

He was elected as member of House of Nationalities in the 2012 Myanmar by-elections. In the 2015 general election, Myint Naing ran for Sagaing Region Hluttaw and was re-elected. In 2016, he was appointed as Chief Minister of Sagaing Region by the President of Myanmar with the recommendation of Sagaing Region Hluttaw.

In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Myint Maung was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Names of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives announced . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120509090053/http://www.mmtimes.com/2012/news/election2012/election_announc_17.html . 2012-05-09 . dead . Government of Myanmar.
  2. Web site: Brief Biographies of Elected MPs . www.ibiblio.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20040921091612/http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/Elections-03.htm . 2004-09-21 . dead .
  3. Web site: 4 February 2021. Recent Arrest List. Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.