Zura Begum

Zurah Begum (Rohingya), also known as Aye Nyunt, was one of the first two female legislators of the Union of Burma, along with Khin Kyi. She was a politician from Arakan State of Maungdaw, Burma (now Rakhine State, Myanmar). She was elected to the Parliament of Burma during the 1951 Burmese general election, as the representative of Maungdaw-2 constituency.[1][2][3]

In this Burmese name, the given name is Zura Begum. There is no family name.
Zurah Begum MP
Member of the Union Parliament from Maungdaw-2
In office
1951–1956
Personal details
Born10th April,1919.
Akyab,Arakan
Died1990
Yangon,Myanmar
Political partyAnti-Fascist People's Freedom League
Alma materMedic,BT

Early life

Zurah Begum was born on 10 April 1919 at Rupah Quarter, Akyab,Arakan from Parliamentary member U Poe Khaine aka Nasir Uddin and Daw Ma Ma.

In childhood, she studied at St.Anne's Covent in sittwe until she finished the grade seven. In 1937, she passed the university entrance exam from Sittwe Government High School. From 1937 to 1939, she studied medicine at a pre-medical school. Since she was not interested, in 1938–1939,she moved to a teacher's college and studied and become a teacher.

Political career

References
  1. "Arakan : News and Analysis of the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation, Arakan (Burma)" (PDF). Burmalibrary.org. September 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. "Rohingya the Future Looks Grim (1) [Compatibility Mode] - Documents". Dokumen.tips.
  3. "The 17 Rohingya, including a woman, in the Burmese parliament". Dhaka Tribune. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2022.


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