Zaw Myint Maung
Zaw Myint Maung (Burmese: ဇော်မြင့်မောင်) is a Burmese politician and political prisoner, currently serving as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP forKyaukpadaung Township.[1] In the Burmese general election, 1990, he was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 21,119 (66% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.[2]Zaw Myint Maung
ဇော်မြင့်မောင်Member of the Pyithu HluttawIncumbentAssumed office
2 May 2012Preceded byHla TunConstituencyKyaukpadaung TownshipMember-elect of the Pyithu HluttawPreceded byConstituency establishedSucceeded byConstituency abolishedConstituencyAmarapura Township № 1Majority21,119 (66%)Personal detailsBorn11 December 1951 (age 62)
Amarapura, BurmaNationalityBurmesePolitical partyNational League for DemocracyRelationsChit Maung (father)Alma materMandalay Institute of MedicineOccupationPolitician and physician
Zaw Myint Maung graduated with a medical degree from the Mandalay Institute of Medicine in 1979.[2] During his medical career, he worked in Sagaing Division's Yuthitgyi Hospital and served as a chemistry lecturer at Mandalay University from 1983 to 1988.[2]
On 22 November 1990, he was arrested under Penal Code Article 122 and sentenced to 25 years, for attending meetings on forming a provisional government.[2] In March 1996, he was sentenced to a further seven years under the 1950 Emergency Provision Act, for publishing a magazine celebrating the 75th anniversary of Rangoon University and another called New Blood Wave.[2] In total, he served a 19 year sentence at a prison inMyitkyina.[3] He was released on 21 February 2009.[3]
References
^ "Names of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives announced". Union Election Commission(Government of Myanmar). 2 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.^ a b c d e Khin Kyaw Han (1 February 2003)."Brief Biographies of Elected MPs". 1990 Multi-party Democracy General Elections. Retrieved 5 October 2012.^ a b "released Political Prisoners from 2007 to date". Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma). 2008. Retrieved 5 October2012.
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