Majority 32,718 (76%) Name Ohn Kyaing | Role Politician | |
Preceded by Constituency established Similar People Tin Oo, Win Tin, Aung San Suu Kyi | ||
Succeeded by Constituency abolished Constituency Mahaaungmye Township | ||
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 MP for Mahaaungmye Township. He serves as a member for the National League for Democracy's (NLD) Central Executive Committee.
In the Burmese general election, 1990, 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.
Ohn Kyaing graduated with a BA degree in 1967. He earned a journalism diploma in 1972 and received a scholarship to study in the United States in 1979. Throughout his journalism career, he served as an editor of Kyemon, Hanthawaddy, The Guardian, and Botataung newspapers. 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. In his last stint in prison, he served a sentence at Bago prison from 1 October to 11 December 2008.