Zaw Myint Maung
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H E Zaw Myint Maung |
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| ဇော်မြင့်မောင် | |
| 2nd Chief Minister of the Mandalay Region | |
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Assumed office 30 March 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Ye Myint |
| Member of the Mandalay Region Hluttaw | |
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Assumed office 8 February 2016 |
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| Constituency | Amarapura Township № 1 |
| Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw | |
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In office 2 May 2012 – 29 January 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Hla Tun |
| Succeeded by | Shwe Ko |
| Constituency | Kyaukpadaung Township |
| Member-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Amarapura Township № 1 |
| Majority | 21,119 (66%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 December 1951 Amarapura, Burma |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Political party | National League for Democracy |
| Relations | Chit Maung (father) |
| Alma mater | Mandalay Institute of Medicine |
| Occupation | Politician and physician |
Zaw Myint Maung (Burmese: ဇော်မြင့်မောင်) is a Burmese politician and former political prisoner, currently serving as Chief Minister of Mandalay Region and Mandalay Region Hluttaw MP for Amarapura Township.
In the Burmese general election, 1990, he was elected as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 21,119 (66% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.
Zaw Myint Maung graduated with a medical degree from the Mandalay Institute of Medicine in 1979. During his medical career, he worked in Sagaing Division's Yuthitgyi Hospital and served as a chemistry lecturer at Mandalay University from 1983 to 1988.
On 22 November 1990, he was arrested under Penal Code Article 122 and sentenced to 25 years, for attending meetings on forming a provisional government. In March 1996, he was sentenced to a further seven years under the 1950 Emergency Provision Act, for publishing a magazine celebrating the 75th anniversary of Rangoon University and another called New Blood Wave. In total, he served a 19-year sentence at a prison in Myitkyina. He was released on 21 February 2009.
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