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]