Khin Maung Latt ( my, ခင်မောင်လတ ; 17 November 1953 - 7 March 2021) was a Burmese politician and an

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 ...

MP for

Rakhine State Rakhine State (; , , ; formerly known as Arakan State) is a Administrative divisions of Myanmar, state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady R ...

No. 2

Constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...

. He was a member of

Rakhine 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 ...

Early life and education

He was born on 17 November 1953 in

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

(Myanmar). His previous jobs were as a journalist and MP in the

Political career

In the

2010 Myanmar general election General elections were held in Myanmar on 2010, in accordance with the new constitution, which was approved in a referendum held in . The election date was announced by the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) on . The elections were th ...

, he was elected as an Amyotha Hluttaw MP and elected representative from Rakhine State № 6 parliamentary constituency. In the general election of 2015, he was elected as an MP in the

and elected representative from Rakhine State № 3 parliamentary constituency.

Death

Latt died 7 March 2021 after having been forcibly removed from his home by the military.

References

1953 births Living people People from Rakhine State Arakanese politicians Arakan Front Party politicians Members of the House of Nationalities {{Myanmar-politician-stub