Nyan Win (NLD)

Nyan Win (Burmese: ဉာဏ်ဝင်း) is a Burmese politician and Aung San Suu Kyi's personal attorney.[1][2] Nyan Win currently serves on the National League for Democracy's Central Executive Committee and is a party spokesman.[3][4] He has served as a legal advisor to the NLD.[5]

Nyan Win
ဉာဏ်ဝင်း
Pyithu Hluttaw MP
Succeeded byKhin Maung Myint (NUP)
ConstituencyPaung Township № 1
Majority20,032 (55.2%)
Personal details
Born (1942-11-20) 20 November 1942
Kyaikkami, Mon State, Burma
NationalityBurmese
Political partyNational League for Democracy
Spouse(s)Hla Hla Win
ParentsU Chin Phay (father)
Daw Yi (mother)
EducationLLB, 1968
Alma materRangoon Arts and Sciences University
OccupationHigh court lawyer (retired)

He won the seat in the Pyithu Hluttaw to represent the Paung Township Constituency No. 1 during the 1990 Burmese general election, winning about 55% of the votes (20,032 valid votes).[6] In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Nyan Win was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[7]

Nyan Win was born in Kyaikkami, Mon State on 20 November 1942 to parents Chin Pe and Daw Yi.[6] After graduating with an LLB from Rangoon University, he served as a High Court advocate from 1970-1973, and worked as a government prosecutor until his retirement in November 1988.[6]

References
  1. Mydans, Seth (10 August 2009). "Verdict Expected for Burmese Activist". New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. McKay, James. "Nyan Win, elected MP and spokesman for the NLD in Burma". Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. "Brief biographies of the some NLD CEC members". Mizzima. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  4. Devraj, Ranjit (20 February 2015). "NLD spokesman Nyan Win at a Feb. 20 press conference in Rangoon". Inter Press Service. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  5. "The Faces of Burma 2005". The Irrawaddy. December 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  6. "Name: U Tun Aung (aka U Tun Tun Hein)". BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF ELECTED MPs. Online Burma/Myanmar Library. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  7. "Recent Arrest List" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 4 February 2021.
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