Khun Win Thaung

In this Burmese name, Khun is an honorific, not a given name.
Khun Win Thaung
Member of the Amyotha Hluttaw
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 February 2016
ConstituencyKachin State № 11
Majority9985 votes
Personal details
Born (1956-10-17) 17 October 1956 (age 68)
Aung Myay Thar village, Bago, Myanmar
Political partyNational League for Democracy
Parent(s)U Pwar (father)
Daw Mya (mother)
EducationB.V.S (Rgn)

Khun Win Thaung (Burmese: ခွန်ဝင်းသောင်း, born 17 October 1956) is a Burmese politician and former political prisoner who currently serves as an Amyotha Hluttaw MP for Kachin State No. 11 constituency. He is a member of the National League for Democracy.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

He was born on 17 October 1956 in Aung Myay Thar village, Bago, Myanmar. He an ethnic Pa-O. He graduated with B.V.S (Rgn) from Yangon. He is also a veterinarian.[1]

Political career

Khun was arrested and sentenced to 5 years with hard labor under Section 5 for participation in the 8888 uprising. He is a member of the National League for Democracy. In the 2015 Myanmar general election, he was elected as an Amyotha Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 9985 votes and elected representative from Kachin State No. 11 parliamentary constituency.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mp Profile". Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Khun Win Thaung" (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  3. ^ "ကချင်ပြည်နယ်၊-မိုးမောက်မြို့နယ်၊" (in Burmese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Elections Results – Global New Light Of Myanmar". Myanmar1329.rssing.com. Retrieved 2018-08-22.


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