Nyi Pu ( my, ဦးညီပု) is a Burmese lawyer and politician. He served as the 3rd chief minister of Rakhine State in

Htin Kyaw's Cabinet The Cabinet of Htin Kyaw (), co-headed by President Htin Kyaw and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, is the former government of Myanmar which took office from 30 March 2016 to 30 March 2018 after the 2015 general election. This election saw t ...

, before being arrested in February 2021 during the military coup. He was elected from

Gwa Township Gwa Township ( my, ဂွမြို့နယ်) is a township of Thandwe District in Rakhine State, Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in Brit ...

in the

2015 Myanmar general election General elections were held in Myanmar on 8 November 2015, with the National League for Democracy winning a supermajority of seats in the combined national parliament. Voting occurred in all constituencies, excluding seats appointed by the mil ...

and became the chief minister on March 30.

Early life and political career

U Nyi Pu is the NLD chair for his native

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 ...

Myanmar 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 C. Wells, Joh ...

(Burma). He graduated with a degree in law from Rangoon University in 1983 and then worked as a security guard until 1988. He briefly served as a clerk in the Land Transport Department and in the 1990 elections won but was not allowed to assume his parliamentary seat. In November's election, he won a spot in Gwa. His appointment to the chief minister post was hotly contested by the Arakan National Party. Nyi Pu was arrested in Gwa Township on 1 February 2021 during the military coup, but was released on the following day, although he was required to remain under house arrest. He was again arrested on 11 February and accused of sedition. His daughter Moe San Suu Kyi was arrested in May 2021. Nyi Pu was sentenced to two years hard labour on 8 October. On 19 January 2022, he was jailed for nine years over corruption charges.

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* Government ministers of Myanmar Living people Year of birth missing (living people) National League for Democracy politicians People from Rakhine State {{Burma-bio-stub