| Nyan Win | |
| Order: | Member-elect of Pyithu Hluttaw (1990) |
| Native Name Lang: | my |
| Constituency: | Paung Township № 1 |
| Majority: | 20,032 (55.2%) |
| Party: | National League for Democracy |
| Birth Date: | 20 November 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Kyaikkami, Mon State, Burma, British Raj |
| Death Place: | Yangon, Myanmar |
| Nationality: | Burmese |
| Spouse: | Hla Hla Win |
| Parents: | U Chin Phay (father) Daw Yi (mother) |
| Alma Mater: | Rangoon Arts and Sciences University |
| Occupation: | High court lawyer (retired) |
| Term End: | Nullified 8 March 2010 |
| Education: | LLB, 1968 |
Nyan Win (Burmese: ဉာဏ်ဝင်း; 20 November 1942 – 20 July 2021) was a Burmese politician and Aung San Suu Kyi's personal attorney.[1] [2] Nyan Win served on the National League for Democracy's Central Executive Committee and was a party spokesman.[3] [4] He also served as a legal advisor to the NLD.[5]
Nyan Win was born in Kyaikkami, Mon State on 20 November 1942 to parents Chin Pe and Daw Yi. After graduating with an LLB from Rangoon University, he served as a High Court advocate from 1970 to 1973, and worked as a government prosecutor until his retirement in November 1988.
Nyan Win won the seat in the Pyithu Hluttaw to represent the Paung Township Constituency No. 1 in the 1990 Burmese general election, winning about 55% of the votes (20,032 valid votes).[6]
In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Nyan Win was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[7] He was accused of "inciting public disorder" and kept in the Insein Prison, where he contracted COVID-19. Nyan Win was transferred to Yangon General Hospital in mid-July after his condition worsened, but died within a week on 20 July 2021, at the age of 78.[8] [9]