Khin Maung Thein ( my, ခင်မောင်သိန်း) is a Burmese politician and

political prisoner A political prisoner is someone imprisoned for their political activity. The political offense is not always the official reason for the prisoner's detention. There is no internationally recognized legal definition of the concept, although n ...

who currently serves as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Sagaing Township. In the

1990 Burmese general election General elections were held in Myanmar on 27 May 1990, the first multi-party elections since 1960, after which the country had been ruled by a military dictatorship. The elections were for a parliament-sized constitutional committee to draft ...

, he was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 15,367 (68% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.

Early life and education

Khin Maung Thein was born in Khin-U, British Burma on December 3, 1940 .In 1969, he graduated from

Mandalay University Mandalay University (also translated as University of Mandalay; my, မန္တလေးတက္ကသိုလ် ) is a public liberal arts and science university located in Mandalay, Myanmar and one of the sixteen autonomous universities un ...

with a

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degree in

chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

. In 1983, he became a High Court advocate. In 1990, Khin Maung Thein was arrested and sentenced under the Burmese Penal Code Article 122 for attending a secret meeting in

Mandalay Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census). Mandalay was fo ...

to form a provisional civilian government and was released on 2 June 1992.

Political career

He is a member of the National League for Democracy. He was elected as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP and elected representative from Sagaing Township parliamentary constituency.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khin Maung Thein Members of Pyithu Hluttaw National League for Democracy politicians Prisoners and detainees of Myanmar 1940 births Living people People from Sagaing Region Mandalay University alumni