Min Maw Kun ( my, မင်းမော်ကွန်း, born 26 February 1979) is a

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winning film actor and singer in

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Early life

Min Maw Kun was born on 26 February 1979 in Yangon to

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and Khin Nwe Nwe Tun.

Career

He started acting since he was a childhood in 17-year-old. His first film was ''A Yaite'' .

Political activities

Following the

2021 Myanmar coup d'état A coup d'état in Myanmar began on the morning of 1 February 2021, when democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw—Myanmar's military—which then veste ...

, Min Maw Kun was active in the anti-coup movement both in person at rallies and through social media. Denouncing the military coup, he has taken part in protests since February. He joined the "We Want Justice"

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movement. The movement was launched on social media, and many celebrities have joined the movement. On 2 April 2021, warrants for his arrest were issued under section 505 (a) of the penal code by the

State Administration Council The State Administration Council ( my, နိုင်ငံတော်စီမံအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးကောင်စီ; abbreviated SAC or နစက) is the military junta currently governing Myanmar, established by Comm ...

for speaking out against the military coup. Along with several other celebrities, he was charged with calling for participation in the

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(CDM) and damaging the state's ability to govern, with supporting the

Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော် ကိုယ်စားပြုကော်မတီ; abbreviated CRPH) is a Burmese legislative body in exile, representing a gr ...

, and with generally inciting the people to disturb the peace and stability of the nation.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{authority control Burmese male film actors Living people 1979 births People from Yangon