Sai Mauk Kham

Mauk Kham
စိုင်းမောက်ခမ်း
Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 March 2016
Constituency	Lashio Township
First Vice President of Myanmar
In office 1 July 2012 – 30 March 2016
President	Thein Sein
Preceded by	Tin Aung Myint Oo
Succeeded by	Myint Swe
Second Vice President of Myanmar
In office 30 March 2011 – 1 July 2012
President	Thein Sein
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Nyan Tun
Personal details
Born	1950 (age 66–67) Muse, Myanmar
Political party	Union Solidarity and Development Party
Spouse(s)	Shwe Hmone
Alma mater	University of Medicine, Mandalay
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Dr Sai Mauk Kham (Burmese: စိုင်းမောက်ခမ်း [sáɪɴ maʊʔ kʰáɴ]; born 1950) is a former vice president, an ethnic Shan Burmese politician and incumbent Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Lashio Township. He previously served as Vice President of Myanmar. He was elected as Second Vice President on 4 February 2011, defeating Aye Maung of the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party and receiving 84% of the votes (140 of 167 votes) in the Amyotha Hluttaw.

Born in Muse, Myanmar, he is a physician by profession, graduating from the Institute of Medicine, Mandalay (now the University of Medicine, Mandalay) in 1974. He also used to be the chairman of the Shan Literature and Culture Association. He runs a private clinic and manages a private hospital in Lashio Township.

In 2015 general election, Sai Mauk Kham was contested a Pyithu Hluttaw (lower house) seat in Lashio Township. There were allegations of voting fraud which pulled him forward by more than 4000 votes, where the National League for Democracy (NLD) was expected to win. The NLD, Shan Nationalities League for Democracy and Shan Nationalities Democratic Party had filed a complaint with the Union Election Commission (UEC). The UEC responded by declaring that the victory of Sai Mauk Kham was legal and that no fraud had taken place.

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