Tun Aung

Tun Aung
ထွန်းအောင်
Pyithu Hluttaw MP-elect
Succeeded by Kyaw Myint (NUP)
Constituency Nawnghkio Township
Majority 18,886 (56.59%)
Personal details
Born (1949-04-30) 30 April 1949
Zipingyi village, Pyinoolwin Township, Burma
Nationality Burmese
Political party National League for Democracy
Spouse(s) Daw Sein Sein Thein (m. 1973)
Parents U Kya Hein (father)
Daw Mya Khin (mother)
Residence Kamayut Township, Yangon
Education B.Sc. Zoology
Alma mater Mandalay Arts and Sciences University

Tun Aung (Burmese: ထွန်းအောင်; also known as Tun Tun Hein) is a Burmese politician. He currently serves as a member of the National League for Democracy's (NLD) Central Executive Committee and heads NLD's voter list review committee.[1][2] He won the seat in the Pyithu Hluttaw to represent the Nawnghkio Township constituency during the Burmese general election, 1990, winning about 57% of the votes (18,886 valid votes).[3]

Tun Aung was born on 30 April 1949 to parents Kya Hein and Mya Khin.[2] A native of Zipingyi village in Pyinoolwin Township, graduated from the Mandalay Arts and Science University with a B.Sc. in zoology in 1968.[2] Tun Aung subsequently became a teacher in Kunlong from 1973 to 1974, and married Sein Sein Thein in 1973.[2][3] He was arrested in September 1988 for serving as chairman for the Nawnghkio Township General Strike Committee.[3]

References

  1. San Yamin Aung (7 July 2015). "In Meeting With Election Body, NLD Complains of Voter Verification ‘Obstruction’". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Brief biographies of the some NLD CEC members". Mizzima. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Name: U Tun Aung (aka U Tun Tun Hein)". BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF ELECTED MPs. Online Burma/Myanmar Library. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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