Myo Aung

{{Short description|Burmese politician and physician}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Myo Aung | office = Member of the Amyotha Hluttaw | constituency = Kayin State No. 9 | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | successor = | term_start= 1 February 2016 | term_end= 1 February 2021 | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | predecessor = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|2|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Kawkareik, Kayin State, Myanmar | death_date = | other_names = | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = University of Medicine 2, Yangon (M.B.B.S) | party = National League for Democracy | occupation = Politician, physician | employer = | organization = | home_town = | spouse = Win Aye | partner = | children = 2 | parents = Thar Cho (father)<br/>Kyin Thaung (mother) | website =  }} '''Myo Aung''' ({{langx|my| မျိုးအောင် }}, born 17 February 1951) is a Burmese politician and physician who formerly served as an Amyotha Hluttaw MP for Kayin State No. 9 constituency and Chairman of the Naypyidaw Council and Naypyidaw Development Committee.<ref name="a">{{cite web|url=https://pyidaungsu.hluttaw.mm/members/56c53fb73f609e7c1f8b4575 |title=Mp Profile|work=Pyidaungsu Hluttaw|date=|access-date=8 September 2018|language=my}}</ref><ref name="pyti">{{cite web |url= http://www.amyotha.hluttaw.mm/members/ဒေါက်တာမျိုးအောင် |title=Amyotha Hluttaw |access-date=8 September 2018|language=my}}</ref> He is a member of the National League for Democracy.

==Early life and education== Myo was born on 17 February 1951 in Kawkareik Township, Kayin State, Myanmar. He graduated with M.B.B.S from University of Medicine 2, Yangon. He is also a medical doctor and opened a private clinic in Kawkareik.<ref name="a"/>

==Political career== In the 2015 Myanmar general election, he was elected as an Amyotha Hluttaw MP from Kayin State No. 9 parliamentary constituency. where he served as a member of the Amyotha Hluttaw's Bill Committee.<ref name="pyi">{{cite web|url=http://openhluttaw.info/en_US/category/committees/page/3/ |title= Committees|date=|access-date= 8 September 2018|language=my}}</ref><ref name="Elections Result-Golbal New Light Of Myanmar">{{cite web|url=http://www.myanmar1329.rssing.com/chan-69067934/all_p1.html |title=Elections Results – Global New Light Of Myanmar |publisher=Myanmar1329.rssing.com |date= |access-date=22 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="ab">{{cite web|url=http://second.omimyanmar.org/member/56c53fb73f609e7c1f8b4575 |title= မျိုးအောင် |date=|access-date=8 September 2018|language=my}}</ref>

===Arrest and imprisonment=== On February 1, 2021, Dr. Aung was placed under arrest and detained during the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, and charged with violating the Anti-Corruption Law in a land use permit transaction.<ref>{{cite web |title=State Counsellor, Dr Myo Aung, Ye Min Oo, Min Thu charged under anti-corruption law |url=https://elevenmyanmar.com/news/state-counsellor-dr-myo-aung-ye-min-oo-min-thu-charged-under-anti-corruption-law#:~:text=Former%20Sate%20Counsellor%20Aung%20San%20Suu%20Kyi%2C%20ex-chairman,Myanmar%20and%20English%20languages%20reported%20on%20June%2010. |website=Eleven |publisher=Eleven Media Group Co., ltd |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref> He was later charged in April with sedition under Article 505(b) of the Penal Code for a statement published by the Central Executive Committee of the National League for Democracy (NDL) appealing to the public for support against the coup.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staff |first1=Sam |title=Myanmar Junta files new charge against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi |url=https://southasianmonitor.net/en/myanmar/myanmar-junta-files-new-charge-against-daw-aung-san-suu-kyi |access-date=10 December 2021 |work=South Asian Monitor |publisher=Irtiza Nasim Ali |date=13 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="Closing">{{cite web |title=Closing argument for section 505 (b) charge against President, State Counselor, Nay Pyi Taw Council chair in next trial |url=https://elevenmyanmar.com/news/closing-argument-for-section-505-b-charge-against-president-state-counselor-nay-pyi-taw-council |website=Eleven |publisher=Eleven Media Group Co. Ltd |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref> Dr. Aung was convicted of sedition on December 6, 2021 by a military junta court, and sentenced to 2 years incarceration.<ref name="Sentence">{{cite web |title=Myanmar Junta Sentences Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint to Four Years in Prison |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-sentences-suu-kyi-and-president-u-win-myint-to-four-years-in-prison.html |website=The Irrawaddy |publisher=Irrawaddy Publishing Group |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref> Amnesty International called the sentences and decisions "bogus", "farcical" and "corrupt".<ref name="Sentence"/>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Myo Aung}} Category:National League for Democracy politicians Category:Ambassadors of Myanmar to the United Kingdom Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:People from Kayin State Category:University of Medicine 2, Yangon alumni Category:Burmese activists Category:Burmese prisoners and detainees