Tin Myo Win
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Tin Myo Win FRCS (Burmese: တင်မျိုးဝင်း; [tɪ̀ɴ mjó wɪɴ] born: c. 1951)[1] is a Burmese physician, former political prisoner and long-time personal physician of Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi.[2][3]
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တင်မျိုးဝင်း | |
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Chief Surgeon of Muslim Free Hospital, Yangon | |
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Born | c. 1951 (age 72–73)[1] |
Nationality | Burmese |
Political party | National League for Democracy |
Residence(s) | Yangon, Myanmar |
Alma mater | Institute of Medicine 1, Rangoon (MBBS, M.Med.Sc.) Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS) |
Occupation | Surgeon |
Known for | Personal physician of Aung San Suu Kyi |
Tin Myo Win taught surgery at Rangoon General Hospital before the 1988 uprising. He spent three years in prison after taking part in the 1988 uprising. He has worked as a surgeon at the Muslim Free Hospital in Yangon since his release in 1992. He is the long-time personal physician of Aung San Suu Kyi and one of the few people permitted to regularly visit her house during her years under house arrest.[4] He was detained for two weeks during the 2009 Suu Kyi trespasser incidents.[5]
Tin Myo Win has helped shape National League for Democracy's policies on healthcare. He is also a member of the Yangon General Hospital fund-raising committee to upgrade the hospital.[6][7][8]
Tin Myo Win was mentioned as a possible presidential pick after 2015 election as Aung San Suu Kyi was constitutionally barred from the presidency.[1][2][7]
In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Tin Myo Win was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[9]
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