Ohn Kyaing

Ohn Kyaing (Burmese: အုန်းကြိုင်, also known by his pen names Maung Chit Phwe, Aung Wint, and Aung Tint) is a Burmese politician and former political prisoner, previously served as a Pyithu Hluttaw member of parliament for Mahaaungmye Township.^[1] He serves as a member for the National League for Democracy's (NLD) Central Executive Committee.^[2]

Ohn Kyaing
အုန်းကြိုင်
Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw
In office 2 May 2012 – 29 January 2016
Preceded by	Mya Aye
Succeeded by	Nyein Thit
Constituency	Mahaaungmye Township
Member-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Southeast Mandalay № 2
Majority	32,718 (76%)
Personal details
Born	2 July 1944 (1944-07-02) (age 80) Mawlamyinegyun, Burma
Nationality	Burmese
Political party	National League for Democracy
Relations	Ba Shin (father) Sein (mother)
Occupation	Politician and journalist

In the 1990 Burmese general election, he was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 32,718 (76% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.^[3]

Ohn Kyaing graduated with a BA degree in 1967.^[3] He earned a journalism diploma in 1972 and received a scholarship to study in the United States in 1979.^[3] Throughout his journalism career, he served as an editor of Kyemon, Hanthawaddy, The Guardian, and Botataung newspapers.^[3] he retired from his position at The Guardian newspaper following the 8888 Uprising.

On 7 September 1990, he was sentenced to prison for violating the 1950 Emergency Provisions Act, a sentence that was extended by 10 years.^[3] In his last stint in prison, he served a sentence at Bago prison from 1 October to 11 December 2008.^[4]

References

1. "Names of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives announced". Union Election Commission. Government of Myanmar. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
2. "Brief biographies of the some NLD CEC members". Mizzima. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
3. Khin Kyaw Han (1 February 2003). "Brief Biographies of Elected MPs". 1990 Multi-party Democracy General Elections. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
4. "released Political Prisoners from 2007 to date" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma). 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.