Soe Win ( my, စိုးဝင်း , born 22 October 1957) is a Burmese politician and former

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 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. 12

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. He is a member of National League for Democracy.

Early life and education

He was born on 22 October 1957 in Gwa,

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). He graduated with B.A. (Philosophy) from

Yangon University '') , mottoeng = There's no friend like wisdom. , established = , type = Public , rector = Dr. Tin Mg Tun , undergrad = 4194 , postgrad = 5748 , city = Kamayut 11041, Yangon , state = Yangon Regio ...

. He was joined NLD at 1989 and served responsibilities of township and state. And then, He was involved in ''NLD Central Affairs Committee Responsibilities'', ''Youth Reading Clubs'' and ''Religious Organizations''. In 1974, Soe Win was arrested and sentenced to seven years prison because he was involved in the U Thant uprising of poster campaign at

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 ...

. After four months, he was freed by appeal.

Political career

He is a member of the National League for Democracy. In the Myanmar general election, 2015, he was elected as an

MP and elected representative from Rakhine State № 12 parliamentary constituency.

References

National League for Democracy politicians 1957 births Living people People from Rakhine State University of Yangon alumni Burmese prisoners and detainees {{Myanmar-politician-stub