Majority 21,119 (66%) Name Zaw Maung | Role Politician | |
Preceded by Constituency established Education University of Medicine, Mandalay Similar People Tin Oo, Win Tin, Aung San Suu Kyi | ||
Succeeded by Constituency abolished | ||
Interview with zaw myint maung a spokesperson from the nld
Zaw Myint Maung (Burmese: ဇော်မြင့်မောင်) is a Burmese politician and former political prisoner, currently serving as Chief Minister of Mandalay Region and Mandalay Region Hluttaw MP for Amarapura Township.
Contents
- Interview with zaw myint maung a spokesperson from the nld
- Interview with zaw myint maung a spokesperson from the nld part 2
- 1990 General Election
- Early life and education
- References
Interview with zaw myint maung a spokesperson from the nld part 2
1990 General Election
In the Burmese general election, 1990, he was elected as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 21,119 (66% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.
Early life and education
Zaw Myint Maung graduated with a medical degree from the Mandalay Institute of Medicine in 1979. 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.
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. 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. In total, he served a 19-year sentence at a prison in Myitkyina. He was released on 21 February 2009.