Soe Myint Explained

Honorific Prefix:Thakin
Soe Myint
Order1:Member-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw
Constituency1:South Okkalapa Township
Majority1:33,959 (72%)[1]
Predecessor1:Constituency established
Successor1:Constituency abolished
Birth Date:16 August 1923
Birth Place:Myaungmya, Irrawaddy Province, British Burma
Death Place:South Okkalapa Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Death Cause:Heart disease
Resting Place:Yayway Cemetery, Yangon
Nationality:Burmese
Occupation:Politician
Party:National League for Democracy
Parents:Shein
Spouse:Aye Kywe
Children:Swe Swe Myint
Maung Maung Myint
Thit Thit Myint
Cho Cho Myint
Thin Thin Myint

Thakin Soe Myint (Burmese: သခင် စိုးမြင့်) was a Burmese politician and a leader of the National League for Democracy. Born in the Irrawaddy delta region in 1923, he first entered politics by joining the Dobama Asiayone branch at Myaungmya Township.[2] He was a member of several political parties, including the People's Revolutionary Party, Myaungmya District Socialist Party, Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League, Socialist Party and People's Youth League.[2] Most recently, he served as a member of the National League for Democracy's Central Executive Committee, joining in 1988, during the 8888 Uprising.[3]

He died at his home in Yangon's South Okkalapa Township on 20 May 2010, of a heart attack.[2] Soe Myint was cremated at Yangon's Yayway Cemetery on 22 May 2010.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National League for Democracy. Brief Biographies of Elected MPs. 7 April 2012.
  2. News: Soe Myint’s death a great loss: NLD leaders. Khai Suu. 20 May 2010. Mizzima. 8 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120408060941/http://mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/3962-soe-myints-death-a-great-loss-nld-leaders-.html. 8 April 2012.
  3. News: Independence Struggle Veteran Soe Myint Dies. 21 May 2010. The Irrawaddy. 8 April 2012.