Mhathung Yanthan
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Mhathung Yanthan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Constituency | Sanis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Naga People's Front |
| Occupation | Technocrat, Politician, Advisor of agriculture to the Chief Minister |
Mhathung Yanthan (born 1 May 1960) is an Indian politician from the state of Nagaland, representing the Sanis Assembly constituency.[1] He is a two-time member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly since 2018.[2]
Yanthan is from the Lotha Naga community in the Wokha district of Nagaland.[3] Before entering politics, he served as an Agriculture Officer in various capacities and retired as Director, Land Resources Department, Government of Nagaland. He was also a team leader/mission director with Nagaland Honey Bee mission, Bamboo Mission and is considered as the chief architect / driving force in introducing Rubber plantation in the state of Nagaland, which is a success story today.[2] He is the son of late Ashemo Yanthan. He completed his B. SC agriculture from Hisar Agriculture University ( HAU) Haryana, M.Sc. in agriculture in 1985 at Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar.[1]