Ohn Kyaing | |
Native Name Lang: | Burmese |
Office: | Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw |
Constituency: | Mahaaungmye Township |
Term Start: | 2 May 2012 |
Term End: | 29 January 2016 |
Predecessor: | Mya Aye |
Successor: | Nyein Thit |
Office2: | Member-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw |
Constituency2: | Southeast Mandalay № 2 |
Majority2: | 32,718 (76%) |
Predecessor2: | Constituency established |
Successor2: | Constituency abolished |
Party: | National League for Democracy |
Birth Place: | Mawlamyinegyun, Burma |
Nationality: | Burmese |
Occupation: | Politician and journalist |
Relations: | Ba Shin (father) Sein (mother) |
Ohn Kyaing (Burmese: အုန်းကြိုင်, also known by his pen names Maung Chit Phwe, Aung Wint, and Aung Tint) is a Burmese politician and former political prisoner, previously served as a Pyithu Hluttaw member of parliament for Mahaaungmye Township.[1] He serves as a member for the National League for Democracy's (NLD) Central Executive Committee.[2]
In the 1990 Burmese general election, he was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 32,718 (76% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.[3]
Ohn Kyaing graduated with a BA degree in 1967.[3] He earned a journalism diploma in 1972 and received a scholarship to study in the United States in 1979.[3] Throughout his journalism career, he served as an editor of Kyemon, Hanthawaddy, The Guardian, and Botataung newspapers.[3] he retired from his position at The Guardian newspaper following the 8888 Uprising.
On 7 September 1990, he was sentenced to prison for violating the 1950 Emergency Provisions Act, a sentence that was extended by 10 years.[3] In his last stint in prison, he served a sentence at Bago prison from 1 October to 11 December 2008.[4]