Mahn Win Khaing Than

Mahn Win Khaing Than (Burmese: မန်းဝင်းခိုင်သန်း [máɴ wɪ́ɴ kʰàɪɴ θáɴ] and also spelt Mahn Win Khine Than or Mann Win Khaing Than; born: 23 April 1952) is a Burmese politician and lawyer. He presently serves as the incumbent Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw, the upper house of the Myanmar parliament.

In this Burmese name, Mahn is an honorific, not a surname.
His Excellency
Mahn

Win Khaing Than
မန်းဝင်းခိုင်သန်း
2nd Speaker of the House of Nationalities
Assumed office
3 February 2016
DeputyAye Thar Aung
Preceded byKhin Aung Myint
3rd Speaker of the Assembly of the Union
In office
8 February 2016 – 1 August 2018
DeputyAye Thar Aung
Preceded byShwe Mann
Succeeded byT Khun Myat
Amyotha Hluttaw MP
Assumed office
3 February 2016
ConstituencyKayin State № 8
Myawaddy Township
Personal details
Born (1952-04-23) April 23, 1952
Hinthada Township, Ayeyarwady Division, Burma (now Myanmar)
NationalityBurmese
Political partyNational League for Democracy
Spouse(s)Nant Kyin Kyi
RelationsMahn Ba Khaing (Grandfather)
ParentsMahn Than Shein, Nant Khin Htay Yee Khaing
Alma materRangoon Arts and Science University
OccupationPolitician, lawyer

Early life

He was born in Hintada Township, Ayeyarwady Division on 23 April 1952. He is an ethnic Karen and a Christian. He is the grandson of Mahn Ba Khaing, who served as Minister for Industry and Minister for Labor in the pre-independence cabinet of the AFPFL government, and was assassinated alongside Aung San, father of Aung San Suu Kyi in 1947 in Yangon.[1][2] Mahn Win Khaing Than graduated from the Rangoon Arts and Science University with a law degree in 1975.

Career

He formerly served as the secretary of the Karen Literature and Culture Association, and joined the Union Karen League in 1990, which contested in the elections that same year. He joined the National League for Democracy in 2013 and contested for the first time in the 2015 election.[3] In the 2015 election, he contested and won the Kayin State № 8 constituency for a seat in the country's upper house.[4][1][5][6]

During the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Mahn Win Khaing Than was placed under house arrest by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[7]

References
  1. Lun Min Mang. "Meet the Speakers".
  2. "NLD names nominees for key posts". The Straits Times.
  3. "The Would-Be Leaders of Burma's New Parliament". The Irrawaddy.
  4. "Myanmar to embark on a new chapter as parliament convenes". Mizzima.
  5. "ANP Riven by Power Politics as New Government's Term Approaches". The Irrawaddy.
  6. "NLD confirms parliament speakers; Nominee for deputy parliament speaker T Khun Myat unclear from opium". Eleven Myanmar. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  7. "Recent Arrest List" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 4 February 2021.
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