Nyo Nyo Thin Explained

Nyo Nyo Thin
MP
Order:Member of the Yangon Region Hluttaw
Term Start:31 January 2011
Term End:31 January 2016
Constituency:Bahan Township No. 2
Birth Date:26 September 1967
Birth Place:Yangon, Myanmar
Nationality:Myanmar
Alma Mater:Rangoon University
Yokohama National University
United Nations University
Party:Independent
Honorific Prefix:Dr

Nyo Nyo Thin (Burmese: ညိုညိုသင်း; born 26 September 1967) is a Burmese lawyer and politician who previously served as a member of parliament in the Yangon Region Hluttaw for the Bahan Township No. 2 constituency. She is also a director of the organisation Yangon Watch, an independent organisation for government regulation.[1]

Early life and education

Nyo Nyo Thin was born on 26 September 1967 in Yangon, Myanmar. She enrolled at Rangoon University in 1983 and graduated with an LLM degree in 1997. She also graduated with a degree in Law from Yokohama National University in 2006.

She was awarded her doctorate in Law from Yokohama National University, and undertook postdoctoral studies within the Peace and Governance Program at Tokyo’s United Nations University.[2]

Political career

Nyo is a former member of the National League for Democracy. Later, she ran as an independent politician.

In the 2010 Myanmar general election, she contested the Bahan Township No. 2 constituency and won a Yangon Region Hluttaw seat.[3]

She gained popularity for her outspoken critiques against the city’s lack of transparency about larger projects including the New Yangon City Development and the Dagon City Projects.[4]

In 2015 Myanmar general election, she ran for a House of Representatives seat for the Bahan Township constituency, but lost to the National League for Democracy candidate.[5]

Publishing

Nyo Nyo Thin has published papers in many scholarly journals and is currently writing about the role of international assistance in promoting democracy and on access to gender justice.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yangon Watch founder slams Yangon government for lack of transparency, accountability. 2021-07-03. Eleven Media Group Co., Ltd. en.
  2. Web site: Nyo Nyo Thin. January 2013. The Institute for Inclusive Security. 7 Nov 2015.
  3. Web site: Daw Nyo Nyo Thin: ‘Legal reform is needed to take the country forward’. Frontier Myanmar. 13 Oct 2017.
  4. Web site: Daw Nyo Nyo Thin campaigns quietly. 25 September 2015. The Myanmar Times. Lun Min Mang.
  5. Web site: High-profile independent candidate Nyo Nyo Thin loses battle for Bahan. Coconuts Media. 9 November 2015.
  6. Web site: Pressing questions with Daw Nyo Nyo Thin. 23 June 2014. The Myanmar Times.