Aung Soe Myint
Aung Soe Myint | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Aung Min |
| Constituency | Taungoo Township |
| Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency |
| Constituency | Taungoo № 2 |
| Majority | 21,369 (68%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1952 Taungoo, Burma |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Political party | National League for Democracy |
| Parent(s) | Ohn Kyaw Aye Mi |
| Alma mater | Rangoon Institute of Economics |
| Occupation | Politician |
Aung Soe Myint (Template:Lang-my) is a Burmese politician and political prisoner, currently serving as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Taungoo Township. He was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw MP in the Burmese general election, 1990, winning a 68% majority vote, but was never allowed to assume his seat.[1] Aung Soe Myint graduated from the Rangoon Institute of Economics in 1975.[1] He became involved in politics during the 8888 Uprising, serving as a member of the Central General Strike Committee of the Taungoo District People’s Liberation Alliance.[1]
From 31 August 2003 to 23 September 2008, he served a stint at Thayet prison, for purportedly possessing a motorcycle without a license.[2][3] In fact, he had organized events for the 15th anniversary of the 8888 Uprising.[4] He was released in September 2008, as part of a government amnesty involving the release of 9,002 prisoners.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Khin Kyaw Han (1 February 2003). "BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF ELECTED MPs". 1990 MULTI-PARTY DEMOCRACY GENERAL ELECTIONS. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ "Released Political Prisoners from 2007 to date" (PDF). Assistant Association for Political Prisoners (Burma). Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ "U Aung Soe Myint appeal rejected again". Democratic Voice of Burma. 12 November 2003. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ . Inter-Parliamentary Union. 3 October 2003 http://www.ipu.org/hr-e/173/myn01.htm.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Chronology of Political Prisoners in Burma for September 2008" (PDF). Assistant Association for Political Prisoners (Burma). September 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2012.