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Zaw Myint Maung

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Preceded by
  
Hla Tun

Majority
  
21,119 (66%)

Name
  
Zaw Maung

Role
  
Politician



Preceded by
  
Constituency established

Education
  
University of Medicine, Mandalay

Party
  
National League for Democracy

Similar People
  
Tin Oo, Win Tin, Aung San Suu Kyi

Succeeded by
  
Constituency abolished

Constituency
  
Kyaukpadaung Township

Constituency
  
Amarapura Township № 1

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.

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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.

References

Zaw Myint Maung Wikipedia


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