Sanda Min

Sanda Min
စန္ဒာမင်း
Member of the Yangon Region Hluttaw
Assumed office
8 February 2016
Preceded by Myint Swe
Constituency Seikkyi Kanaungto Township
Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw
In office
2 May 2012  29 January 2016
Preceded by Thein Sein
Succeeded by Zayar Thaw
Constituency Zabuthiri Township
Personal details
Born (1968-11-05) 5 November 1968[1]
Rangoon, Burma
Nationality Burmese
Political party National League for Democracy
Spouse(s) Maung Maung
Children Han Htoo Bala
Parents Win Myint (father)
Nu Nu Kyin (mother)
Residence Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar[2]
Alma mater Rangoon Arts and Sciences University
(B.Sc. Chemistry)[1]
Occupation Politician
Religion Buddhism
Website www.sandarmin.com

Sanda Min (Burmese: စန္ဒာမင်း, also spelt Sandar Min) is a Burmese politician and former political prisoner, currently serving as a Yangon Region Hluttaw MP for Seikkyi Kanaungto Township. In the Burmese by-elections, 2012, she contested the Zabuthiri Township constituency for a seat in the Pyithu Hluttaw, the country's lower house, and won the seat that Thein Sein vacated in 2011 to become President of Burma.[3][4]

She was released on 13 January 2012, as part of a national amnesty, after spending 5 years in jail, after protesting fuel price hikes with the 88 Generation Students Group in 2007.[5] Sanda Min has spent several stints in prison for her political work: 1989 to 1992, 1996, and 2007 to 2012.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About Sandar". Sandar Min (National League for Democracy). Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  2. "Sandar Min" (PDF). Political Prisoner Profile. Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma). 2 July 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  3. Kyaw Myo Win (2 April 2012). "Winning NLD candidate list announced in state tv". MRTV. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  4. Myo Thant (18 January 2012). "88-student, hip-hop singer file to run". Mizzima. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  5. George, William Llyod (22 March 2012). "Sandar Min, former political prisoner, runs in Burma election". Global Post. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
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