Nyo Nyo Thin (Burmese: ညိုညိုသင်း; born 26 September 1967) is a Burmese lawyer and politician who previously served as a member of parliament in the Yangon Region Hluttaw for the Bahan Township No. 2 constituency. She is also a director of the organisation Yangon Watch, an independent organisation for government regulation.[1]
Dr Nyo Nyo Thin MP | |
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| Member of the Yangon Region Hluttaw | |
| In office 31 January 2011 – 31 January 2016 | |
| Constituency | Bahan Township No. 2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1967 Yangon, Myanmar |
| Nationality | Myanmar |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Rangoon University Yokohama National University United Nations University |
| Website | Nyo Nyo Thin on Facebook |
Early life and education edit
Nyo Nyo Thin was born on 26 September 1967 in Yangon, Myanmar. She enrolled at Rangoon University in 1983 and graduated with an LLM degree in 1997. She also graduated with a degree in Law from Yokohama National University in 2006.
She was awarded her doctorate in Law from Yokohama National University, and undertook postdoctoral studies within the Peace and Governance Program at Tokyo’s United Nations University.[2]
Political career edit
Nyo is a former member of the National League for Democracy. Later, she ran as an independent politician.
In the 2010 Myanmar general election, she contested the Bahan Township No. 2 constituency and won a Yangon Region Hluttaw seat.[3]
She gained popularity for her outspoken critiques against the city’s lack of transparency about larger projects including the New Yangon City Development and the Dagon City Projects.[4]
In 2015 Myanmar general election, she ran for a House of Representatives seat for the Bahan Township constituency, but lost to the National League for Democracy candidate.[5]
Publishing edit
Nyo Nyo Thin has published papers in many scholarly journals and is currently writing about the role of international assistance in promoting democracy and on access to gender justice.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Yangon Watch founder slams Yangon government for lack of transparency, accountability". Eleven Media Group Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "Nyo Nyo Thin". The Institute for Inclusive Security. January 2013. Retrieved 7 Nov 2015.
- ^ "Daw Nyo Nyo Thin: 'Legal reform is needed to take the country forward'". Frontier Myanmar. Retrieved 13 Oct 2017.
- ^ Lun Min Mang (25 September 2015). "Daw Nyo Nyo Thin campaigns quietly". The Myanmar Times.
- ^ "High-profile independent candidate Nyo Nyo Thin loses battle for Bahan". Coconuts Media. 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Pressing questions with Daw Nyo Nyo Thin". The Myanmar Times. 23 June 2014.