Myint Naing

Myint Naing
His Excellency; Dr; Myint Naing
	မြင့်နိုင်
2nd Chief Minister of Sagaing Region
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 March 2016
Appointed by	President of Myanmar
President	Htin Kyaw
Preceded by	Tha Aye
Member of the Amyotha Hluttaw
	In office; 2 May 2012 – 29 January 2016
Preceded by	Win Myint
Succeeded by	Win Aung
Constituency	Sagaing Region № 3
Member-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Kantbalu № 2
Majority	30,628 (76%)
Personal details
Born	6 October 1951; Shwebo, Burma
Nationality	Burmese
Political party	National League for Democracy
Relations	Zaw (father); Aye Yin (mother)
Alma mater	Mandalay Institute of Medicine
Occupation	Politician

Myint Naing (Burmese: မြင့်နိုင်) is a Burmese politician and former political prisoner who currently serves as Chief Minister of Sagaing Region and previously served as an Amyotha Hluttaw member of parliament for Sagaing Region Constituency № 3.[1] In the 1990 Burmese general election, he was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 30,628 (76% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.[2]

Early life and education

Myint Naing graduated with a medical degree (MBBS) from the Mandalay Institute of Medicine in 1981.

Political career

He was arrested in September 1990 and sentenced to 25 years under the Burmese Penal Code's Article 122.[2] He actively took part together with his colleagues in the famous Saffron Revolution.

In 2012, he was elected as member of House of Nationalities following the 2012 Myanmar by-elections. In the 2015 general election, Myint Naing ran for Sagaing Region Hluttaw and was re-elected. In 2016, he was appointed as Chief Minister of Sagaing Region by the President of Myanmar with the recommendation of Sagaing Region Hluttaw.

In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Myint Maung was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[3]

References

"Names of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives announced". Union Election Commission. Government of Myanmar. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
Khin Kyaw Han (1 February 2003). "Brief Biographies of Elected MPs". 1990 Multi-party Democracy General Elections. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
"Recent Arrest List" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 4 February 2021.

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[1] "Names of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives announced". Union Election Commission. Government of Myanmar. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

[kyh-2] Khin Kyaw Han (1 February 2003). "Brief Biographies of Elected MPs". 1990 Multi-party Democracy General Elections. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

[3] "Recent Arrest List" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 4 February 2021.