Zaw Myint Maung
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Zaw Myint Maung | |
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ဇော်မြင့်မောင် | |
.jpg) Maung in 2020 | |
| 2nd Chief Minister of the Mandalay Region | |
| In office 30 March 2016 – 1 February 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ye Myint |
| Succeeded by | Maung Ko (chairman of RAC) |
| Member of the Mandalay Region Hluttaw | |
| In office 8 February 2016 – 31 January 2021 | |
| Constituency | Amarapura Township № 1 |
| Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw | |
| In office 2 May 2012 – 29 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Hla Tun |
| Succeeded by | Shwe Ko |
| Constituency | Kyaukpadaung Township |
| Member-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Amarapura Township No. 1 |
| Majority | 21,119 (66%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1951[citation needed] |
| Died | 7 October 2024 (aged 72) Mandalay, Myanmar |
| Party | National League for Democracy (Vice-president of the party) |
| Relations | Chit Maung (father) |
| Alma mater | Mandalay Institute of Medicine |
| Occupation | Politician, physician |
Zaw Myint Maung (Burmese: ဇော်မြင့်မောင်; 11 December 1951 – 7 October 2024) was a Burmese politician, physician and political prisoner who served as Chief Minister of Mandalay Region and Mandalay Region MP for Amarapura Township.[1]
Zaw Myint Maung graduated with a medical degree from the Institute of Medicine, Mandalay, in 1979.[2] During his medical career, he worked in Sagaing Division's Yuthitgyi Hospital and served as a demonstrator in the biochemistry department at the University of Medicine, Mandalay, formerly known as the Institute of Medicine, Mandalay from 1983 to 1988.[2]
Political career
In the 1990 Burmese general election, Maung was elected as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 21,119 (66% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.[2]
On 22 November 1990, Maung was arrested under Article 122 of the Myanmar Penal Code and sentenced to 25 years for attending meetings on forming a provisional government.[2] In March 1996, he was sentenced to a further seven years under the 1950 Emergency Provision Act for publishing a magazine celebrating the 75th anniversary of Rangoon University and another called New Blood Wave.[2] In total, he served a 19-year sentence at a prison in Myitkyina.[3] He was released on 21 February 2009.[3] He was the vice-president of the National League for Democracy and acting president of the party.[citation needed]
In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Zaw Myint Maung was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[4] Authorities charged him with corruption, incitement and violating COVID restrictions.[5] Zaw Myint Maung, who had been diagnosed with leukemia in 2019, was imprisoned at Obo Prison in Mandalay.[5]