Aye Zan
Aye Zan (Burmese: အေးဇံ; born 4 April 1954) is a Burmese politician. He served as chief minister for Mon State from 1 March 2017 to the military coup d'état on 1 February 2021.
Aye Zan | |
|---|---|
အေးဇံ | |
| Chief minister of Mon State | |
| In office 1 March 2017 – 1 February 2021 | |
| President | Htin Kyaw |
| Preceded by | Min Min Oo |
| Succeeded by | Zaw Lin Htun |
| Mon State Hluttaw MP | |
| Assumed office 8 February 2018 | |
| Constituency | Kyaikto Township № 2 |
| Majority | 21,112 (60.63%)[1] |
| Member-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Kyaikto Township № 2 |
| Majority | 15,978 (72%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 April 1954 Mudon, Mon State |
| Political party | National League for Democracy |
| Education | M.B.,B.S |
| Alma mater | University of Medicine 2, Yangon |
| Cabinet | Mon State Government |
Early life and education edit
Aye Zan is an ethnic Mon and he was born on 4 April 1954 in Mudon, Mon State. He graduated from University of Medicine 2, Yangon with medical degree in 1979.[2]
Political career edit
Aye Zan is a member of National League for Democracy's central executive committee. He is also chairman of Kyaikto Township' National League for Democracy party (NLD).[3] He led Kyaikto Township's NLD party since 1988.[4]
He won a seat in the 1990 election, but was never allowed to assume his seat.[5] In 2015 Myanmar general election, he was elected as a Mon State Hluttaw MP for Kyaikto Township No.2 constituency.[2]
Chief minister edit
After former chief minister Min Min Oo resigned from his post, Aye Zan was appointed as a chief minister of Mon State by president Htin Kyaw on 1 March 2017.[2][6]
In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Aye Zan was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[7]
References edit
- ^ "2015 general election Regions/State Hluttaw election results" (PDF). Union Election Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b c Kon Eain, Naing (1 March 2017). "မွန်ပြည်နယ် ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်သစ် ရွေးချယ်အတည်ပြု". VOA Burmese (in Burmese). Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "မွန်ပြည်နယ် ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်သစ် ဒေါက်တာအေးဇံ ကျမ်းသစ္စာဆိုမည်". DVB (in Burmese). 1 March 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Thet Htet Khin, Phay (20 February 2017). . Kumudra Journal (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Khin Kyaw Han (1 February 2003). "Brief Biographies of Elected MPs". 1990 Multi-party Democracy General Elections. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Zayar Maw (1 March 2017). "မွန်ပြည်နယ် ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်အဖြစ် ဒေါက်တာအေးဇံအား ကန့်ကွက်သူမရှိ အတည်ပြု". Mizzima (in Burmese). Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Recent Arrest List" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 4 February 2021. (PDF) from the original on 4 February 2021.