Nan Ni Ni Aye

Nan Ni Ni Aye was born on 12 October 1969 in Hpa-an, Kayin State.^[1] Her father, Saw Boe Ni, was also a member of parliament from Kayin State during the era of the Revolutionary Council.^[2] She studied zoology at Hap-an College and Mawlamyine University^[1] and later pursued a master's degree in information science at the University of Computer Studies, Yangon.^[3] Before entering politics, she served as a state school teacher and later as an assistant lecturer at her alma mater, the computer university, for a total of 17 years in public service.^[2]

After the 2010 general election, Nan Ni Ni Aye became an MP in the Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) for Kayin State Constituency No. 6, which comprised Hpapun Township, a position to which she was re-elected in the 2015 general election.^[2] She is the chair of the Union Solidarity and Development Party in Kayin State,^[4] and was a member of the Amyotha Hluttaw's Bill Committee for two terms.^[3] She competed for the Kayin State Hluttaw in the 2020 general election but lost;^[2] however, she won a seat in the 2025–26 general election for the State Hluttaw for Hpa-an Constituency No. 2 as a proportional representative.^[5]

On 30 March 2026, Nan Ni Ni Aye was nominated for the vice presidency by the Amyotha Hluttaw^[6] and was elected on 31 March with 117 votes.^[7] At the presidential election held at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on 3 April 2026, she was elected as the second vice-president—after Min Aung Hlaing and Nyo Saw became the president and the first vice-president respectively—^[8] the first woman to hold the office in the country's history.^[3]