Ohn Kyaing

Burmese politician

Ohn Kyaing

အုန်းကြိုင်

Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw
In office
2 May 2012 – 29 January 2016
Preceded by| Mya Aye
Succeeded by| Nyein Thit
Constituency| Mahaaungmye Township
Member-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw
Preceded by| Constituency established
Succeeded by| Constituency abolished
Constituency| Southeast Mandalay № 2
Majority| 32,718 (76%)
Personal details
Born| 2 July 1944 (1944-07-02) (age 80)
Mawlamyinegyun, Burma
Nationality| Burmese
Political party| National League for Democracy
Relations| Ba Shin (father)
Sein (mother)
Occupation| Politician and journalist

Ohn Kyaing (Burmese: အုန်းကြိုင်, also known by his pen names Maung Chit Phwe, Aung Wint, and Aung Tint) is a Burmese politician and former political prisoner, previously served as a Pyithu Hluttaw member of parliament for Mahaaungmye Township.[1] He serves as a member for the National League for Democracy's (NLD) Central Executive Committee.[2]

In the 1990 Burmese general election, he was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 32,718 (76% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.[3]

Ohn Kyaing graduated with a BA degree in 1967.[3] He earned a journalism diploma in 1972 and received a scholarship to study in the United States in 1979.[3] Throughout his journalism career, he served as an editor of Kyemon, Hanthawaddy, The Guardian, and Botataung newspapers.[3] he retired from his position at The Guardian newspaper following the 8888 Uprising.

On 7 September 1990, he was sentenced to prison for violating the 1950 Emergency Provisions Act, a sentence that was extended by 10 years.[3] In his last stint in prison, he served a sentence at Bago prison from 1 October to 11 December 2008.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Names of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives announced". Union Election Commission. Government of Myanmar. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
2. ^ "Brief biographies of the some NLD CEC members". Mizzima. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
3. ^ a b c d e Khin Kyaw Han (1 February 2003). "Brief Biographies of Elected MPs". 1990 Multi-party Democracy General Elections. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
4. ^ "released Political Prisoners from 2007 to date" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma). 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

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