Naw Zipporrah Sein

Zipporah Sein
နော်စီဖိုးရာစိန်

Vice-President of the Karen National Union
In office December 2012 – April 2017
Preceded by	David Tharkabaw
Succeeded by	Saw Kwe Htoo Win
General Secretary of the Karen National Union
In office October 2008 – December 2012
Preceded by	Padoh Mahn Sha Lah Phan
Succeeded by	Saw Kwe Htoo Win

Personal details
Born	1955 (age 61–62) Karen State, Burma
Nationality	Burmese
Political party	Karen National Union
Parents	Tamla Baw
Occupation	Politician

Naw Zipporah Sein (Burmese: နော်စီဖိုးရာစိန်) is a Karen political activist and former Vice-President of the Karen National Union. Zipporah Sein was born in 1955 in Kayin State, Burma, and trained as a teacher before fleeing to Thailand in 1995. From 1998 to 2008, she was the coordinator and executive secretary of the Karen Women's Organization, which describes its mission as helping Karen women refugees. She has been called a "heroine" by the Political Heroes website.