Nyan Win (politician, born 1942)

Nyan Win (Burmese: ဉာဏ်ဝင်း; 20 November 1942 – 20 July 2021) was a Burmese politician and Aung San Suu Kyi's personal attorney.[1][2] Nyan Win served on the National League for Democracy's Central Executive Committee and was a party spokesman.[3][4] He also served as a legal advisor to the NLD.[5]

Nyan Win
ဉာဏ်ဝင်း
Member-elect of Pyithu Hluttaw (1990)
ConstituencyPaung Township № 1
Majority20,032 (55.2%)
Personal details
Born(1942-11-20)20 November 1942
Kyaikkami, Mon State, Burma, British Raj
Died20 July 2021(2021-07-20) (aged 78)
Yangon, Myanmar
NationalityBurmese
Political partyNational League for Democracy
SpouseHla Hla Win
Parent(s)U Chin Phay (father)
Daw Yi (mother)
EducationLLB, 1968
Alma materRangoon Arts and Sciences University
OccupationHigh court lawyer (retired)

Career

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 to 1973, and worked as a government prosecutor until his retirement in November 1988.[6]

Nyan Win won the seat in the Pyithu Hluttaw to represent the Paung Township Constituency No. 1 in the 1990 Burmese general election, winning about 55% of the votes (20,032 valid votes).[6]

Arrest and death

In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Nyan Win was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[7] He was accused of "inciting public disorder" and kept in the Insein Prison, where he contracted COVID-19. Nyan Win was transferred to Yangon General Hospital in mid-July after his condition worsened, but died within a week on 20 July 2021, at the age of 78.[8][9]

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". enigmaimages.net. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  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. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  6. Khin Kyaw Han (1 February 2003). "Mon State". BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF ELECTED MPs. Online Burma/Myanmar Library. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. "Recent Arrest List" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 4 February 2021.
  8. "Advogado que defendeu Aung San Suu Kyi morre vítima de Covid-19". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  9. "Jailed senior adviser to ousted Myanmar leader dies from COVID-19, party says". Reuters. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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