Han Tha Myint

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Han Tha Myint
ဟန်သာမြင့်
Pyithu Hluttaw MP-elect
Assumed office
Nullified 8 March 2021
Succeeded byThan Nwe (USDP)
ConstituencyBudalin Township № 1
Majority16,645 (80.85%)
Personal details
Born (1948-05-07) 7 May 1948 (age 75)
Rangoon, Burma
NationalityBurmese
Political partyNational League for Democracy
Parent(s)Thein Pe Myint (father)
Khin Kyi Kyi (mother)
Residence(s)Yankin Township, Yangon
Alma materRangoon Institute of Technology

Han Tha Myint (Burmese: ဟန်သာမြင့်; also spelt Han Thar Myint) is a Burmese politician. He currently serves on the National League for Democracy's Central Executive Committee and is a party spokesman.[1]

Han Tha Myint won the seat in the Pyithu Hluttaw to represent the Budalin Township Constituency No. 1 during the 1990 Burmese general election, winning about 81% of the votes (16,645 valid votes).[2] The Union Election Commission announced his forced resignation from the post on 11 June 1996.[2] In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Han Tha Myint was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[3]

He was born to parents Thein Pe Myint and Khin Khin Kyi on 7 May 1948 in Rangoon, Burma.[1] His father Thein Pe Myint was a prominent Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League leader and a close friend of General Aung San.[2] Han Tha Myint obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Rangoon Institute of Technology in 1970.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Brief biographies of the some NLD CEC members". Mizzima. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Name: U Tun Aung (aka U Tun Tun Hein)". BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF ELECTED MPs. Online Burma/Myanmar Library. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Recent Arrest List" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 4 February 2021.