Thein Nyunt (politician)

Thein Nyunt
သိန်းညွန့်
Member of the State Administration Council
In office
2 February 2021 – 1 February 2023[1]
Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw
In office
30 March 2011 – 30 March 2016
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byShwe Hla Win
ConstituencyThingangyun Township
Personal details
Born26 December 1944 (1944-12-26) (age 79) or 20 November 1944 (1944-11-20) (age 79)
Kawkareik, Burma
NationalityBurmese
Political partyNew National Democracy Party
Other political
affiliations
National League for Democracy (1990–2010)
National Democratic Force (2010–2011)
ChildrenNay Aung
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • columnist

Thein Nyunt (Burmese: သိန်းညွန့်; born 26 December 1944 or 20 November 1944[2]) is a Burmese lawyer, columnist, and politician.[3] He served on Myanmar's State Administration Council from 2021 to 2023. A former member of the National League for Democracy (NLD), he founded the New National Democracy Party and co-founded the National Democratic Force (NDF) after splitting from the NLD. Thein Nyunt served as an MP for the Pyithu Hluttaw, representing Thingangyun Township, from 2011 to 2016.

  1. ^ Min Aung Hlaing (1 February 2023). "State Administration Council Order No 5/2023" (PDF). Global New Light of Myanmar. p. 6. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Burma-related Designations; Counter Terrorism Designations". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  3. ^ "Thein Nyunt: 'I've Stood Tirelessly by the People'". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2021-02-04.