Myint Aung ( my, မြင့်အောင်) 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

Magway Region Hluttaw Magway Region Hluttaw ( my, မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီးလွှတ်တော်) is the legislature of the Burmese region of Magway Region. It is a unicameral body, consisting of 68 members, including 51 elected membe ...

member of parliament for

Kamma Township Kamma Township is a township in Thayet District of Magway Region. The administrative seat of the township is Kamma. As of 2014, there are 75,195 residents in the township. Economy Agriculture in legume, peanuts, rice Rice is the seed of th ...

. 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 28,340 (72% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.

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Members of Pyithu Hluttaw National League for Democracy politicians Prisoners and detainees of Myanmar 1959 births Living people University of Yangon alumni {{Burma-politician-stub