Win Myint

Win Myint,

1951–, Burmese lawyer and political leader. A member of the National League for Democracy (NLD), he spent a brief time in prison during the 1988 uprising against the military government. A close aide to NLD leader Aung San Suu KyiAung San Suu Kyi
, 1945–, Burmese political leader, B.A. Oxford, 1969, Ph.D. Univ. of London, 1985. The daughter of assassinated (1947) nationalist general U Aung San, who is regarded as the founder of modern Myanmar, she lived outside the country after 1960.
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, he was first elected to parliament in 2012. He served as speaker of the lower house of parliament (2016–18) before he was elected president in 2018, succeeding Htin KyawHtin Kyaw
, 1946–, Burmese political leader, grad. Rangoon Univ. (1968, 1975). He served in the ministries of industry (1975–1980) and planning and treasury (1980–92) before resigning from government service.
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. Like his predecessor, he is largely a figurehead; real power is in the hands of Suu Kyi, who is barred from the presidency and serves as state counselor.