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Speaker Of The House Of Nationalities
The speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw ( my, အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော် ဥက္ကဌ) is the presiding officer or Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw The Amyotha Hluttaw ( my, အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော်, ; House of Nationalities) is the ''de jure'' upper house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 224 members, .... List of speakers of the House of Nationalities List of deputy speaker of House of Nationalities References {{Government of Burma Lists of office-holders Legislatures of Myanmar Chairs of upper houses * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amyotha Hluttaw
The Amyotha Hluttaw ( my, အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော်, ; House of Nationalities) is the ''de jure'' upper house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 224 members, of whom 168 are directly elected and 56 appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces. The last elections to the Amyotha Hluttaw were held in November 2015. At its second meeting on 3 February 2016, Mahn Win Khaing Than and Aye Thar Aung were elected Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw and Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw as a whole. After the coup d'état on 1 February 2021, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw was dissolved by Acting President Myint Swe, who declared a one-year state of emergency and transferred all legislative powers to Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing. Composition House of Nationalities (''Amyotha Hluttaw'') consists of 224 members: 168 directly elected and 56 appointed by the Myan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahn Win Khaing Than
Burmese name#Honorifics, Mahn Win Khaing Than ( my, မန်းဝင်းခိုင်သန်း and also spelled Mahn Win Khine Than or Mann Win Khaing Thann) is a Myanmar, Burmese politician and lawyer who is serving as the Prime Minister of the National Unity Government of Myanmar. An ethnic Karen people, Karen, he served as the Speaker of the Assembly of the Union from 2016 to 2018 and the Speaker of the House of Nationalities on behalf of Kayin State from 2016 until his removal from office in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. Early life Mahn Win Khaing Than was born on 23 April 1952 in Hinthada Township, Ayeyarwady Division. He is an ethnic Karen people, Karen and a Christian and also the grandson of Mahn Ba Khaing, who served as Ministry of Industry (Myanmar), Minister for Industry and Ministry of Labor (Burma), Minister for Labor in the pre-independence cabinet of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League, AFPFL government, and was assassinated alongside Aung San, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislatures Of Myanmar
A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as primary legislation. In addition, legislatures may observe and steer governing actions, with authority to amend the budget involved. The members of a legislature are called legislators. In a democracy, legislators are most commonly popularly elected, although indirect election and appointment by the executive are also used, particularly for bicameral legislatures featuring an upper chamber. Terminology The name used to refer to a legislative body varies by country. Common names include: * Assembly (from ''to assemble'') * Congress (from ''to congregate'') * Council (from Latin 'meeting') * Diet (from old German 'people') * Estates or States (from old French 'condition' or 'status') * Parliament (from French ''parler'' 'to speak') By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Office-holders
These are lists of incumbents (individuals holding offices or positions), including heads of states or of subnational entities. A historical discipline, archontology, focuses on the study of past and current office holders. Incumbents may also be found in the countries' articles ( main article and " Politics of") and the list of national leaders, recent changes in 2020 in politics and government, and past leaders on State leaders by year and Colonial governors by year. Various articles group lists by title, function or topic: e.g. abdication, assassinated persons, cabinet (government), chancellor, ex-monarchs (20th century), head of government, head of state, lieutenant governor, mayor, military commanders, minister (and ministers by portfolio below), order of precedence, peerage, president, prime minister, Reichstag participants (1792), secretary of state. Heads of international organizations * President of the European Council * President of the European Commissio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arakan National Party
The Arakan National Party ( my, ရခိုင်အမျိုးသားပါတီ; abbreviated ANP), is a political party in Myanmar (Burma), representing the interests of the Rakhine people in Rakhine State and Yangon Region. The party was founded on 13 January 2014 and registered with the Union Election Commission on 6 March 2014. The chairman of the ANP is Thar Htun Hla. The party is known for its hardline ethnic nationalist stance, as well as its Islamophobic and anti-Rohingya positions. Some members of the party were involved in instigating violence against Rohingya people during the communal riots in 2012, which left dozens dead and thousands homeless. History The Rakhine Nationalities Development Party (RNDP), led by Dr. Aye Maung, and the Arakan League for Democracy (ALD), led by Aye Thar Aung, signed an agreement on 17 June 2013 to merge into a single party under the name "Arakan National Party" after more than eight months of negotiations. In the 2015 gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aye Thar Aung
Aye Tha Aung ( my, အေးသာအောင် also spelt Aye Thar Aung; born: 10 December 1945) is a Burmese politician, former political prisoner and former Deputy Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw, the upper house of the Myanmar parliament. In the 2015 election, he contested and won the Rakhine State № 6 constituency for a seat in the country's upper house. Early life He is an ethnic Rakhine and was born in Myebon Township, Rakhine State on 10 December 1945. He had only received a high school education. He previously served as a Sergeant Major in the Burmese Army and worked in the Military Industry Corporation. He was dismissed and imprisoned in Mandalay as a result of his underground political activities, and was later released under amnesty in 1974. Political career Aye Tha Aung has worked with Aung San Suu Kyi since 1990 when he was a member of the Committee Representing the People’s Parliament (CRPP), formed by the National League for Democracy and victorious et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aye Tha Aung
Aye Tha Aung ( my, အေးသာအောင် also spelt Aye Thar Aung; born: 10 December 1945) is a Burmese politician, former political prisoner and former Deputy Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw, the upper house of the Myanmar parliament. In the 2015 election, he contested and won the Rakhine State № 6 constituency for a seat in the country's upper house. Early life He is an ethnic Rakhine and was born in Myebon Township, Rakhine State on 10 December 1945. He had only received a high school education. He previously served as a Sergeant Major in the Burmese Army and worked in the Military Industry Corporation. He was dismissed and imprisoned in Mandalay as a result of his underground political activities, and was later released under amnesty in 1974. Political career Aye Tha Aung has worked with Aung San Suu Kyi since 1990 when he was a member of the Committee Representing the People’s Parliament (CRPP), formed by the National League for Democracy and victorious et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mya Nyein
Mya Nyein ( my, မြငြိမ်း) was the Deputy Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw, the upper house of Burma's parliament, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စု လွှတ်တော် lit. Assembly of the Union) is the ''de jure'' national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar (officially known as the ''Republic of the Union of M ..., elected to the post from 31 January 2011 to 29 January 2016. He was also the chairman of the Bills Committee in the Pyithu Hluttaw (2011–15). References Members of the House of Nationalities People from Yangon Region {{Myanmar-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League For Democracy
The National League for Democracy ( my, အမျိုးသား ဒီမိုကရေစီ အဖွဲ့ချုပ်, ; Abbreviation, abbr. NLD; Burmese abbr. ဒီချုပ်) is a liberal democratic political party in Myanmar (Burma). It became the country's ruling party after a landslide victory in the 2015 Myanmar general election, 2015 general election but was overthrown in a 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, military coup d'état in early 2021 following another landslide 2020 Myanmar general election, election victory in 2020. Founded on 27 September 1988, it has become one of the most influential parties in Myanmar's pro-democracy movement. Aung San Suu Kyi, the former State Counsellor of Myanmar, serves as its chairperson. The party won a substantial parliamentary majority in the 1990 Myanmar general election. However, the ruling State Peace and Development Council, military junta refused to recognise the result. On 6 May 2010, the party was declared illegal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Seal Of Burma
The State Seal of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် နိုင်ငံတော်အထိမ်းအမှတ်တံဆိပ်) is used in all official government documents, including publications. As the seal is an official symbol, there are State Seal Law and Principles regarding appropriate usage of it. Description *At the centre of the Seal is the map of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The sprigs of ''Eugenia'' containing fourteen leaves each are on either side of the map. *The sprigs of ''Eugenia'' are flanked on each side by an artistic Myanmar lion. The lion on the left side faces towards the left and the lion on the right side faces towards the right *The name of the country in Burmese, , is expressed on the ribbon at the foot of the Seal. The expression is on the scroll which is under the left lion. The expression is under the map. The expre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Solidarity And Development Party
The Union Solidarity and Development Party ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စုကြံ့ခိုင်ရေးနှင့် ဖွံ့ဖြိုးရေးပါတီ; abbr. USDP) is a political party in Myanmar, registered on 2 June 2010 by the Union Election Commission and currently standing as the largest opposition party in the bicameral Assembly of the Union. It is the successor to the formerly ruling military junta's mass organisation, the Union Solidarity and Development Association. The party was headed by President Thein Sein until 2013, and its headquarters are in Naypyidaw's Dekkhinathiri Township. It is known for its close ties with the military and most of the party officials are former military personnel. The party supported the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, as well as the military junta during the subsequent protests by the public. In the 2010 general election, the USDP won 883 seats out of 1154 total seats, 259 seats of 325 seats from Pyithu Hlut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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