Elected Members of Parliament in Arakan State

Location: Arakan State is situated in thc westerml1ost part of the nation. Bordering Chin State in the north and Magwe Division. Bago Division and Irrawaddy Division in the east and facing Bay of Bengal in the west, it is located between latitudes 1730' north and 2130' north and east longitudes 9210' cast and 94z0' east. The area of the State is 14,200 sq-miles. Arakan State is located in tropical monsoon region. Temperatures never rise or fall extremely as it is a coastal region. The average temperature of Akyab(Sittway) in May the hottest month of the year, is 84F(29C) and in January, the coldest month of the year, is 70F(21C). Arakan State gels a lot of rain annually as tl1e north-west monsoon winds blow from the sea almost right angle to the Yoma. Rakhine State gets rain from storms that formed in the Bay of Bengal. Annual rainfall at Sandoway(Thandwe) is 221 inches Kyaukpyu 186 inches and Akyab 203 inches. Torrential rains fall and tidal waves rise from the sea when cyclones that are formed in the Bay of Bengal enter Arakan State, causing property damages and flooding of salt water in low land areas. Though the storms appear mostly in early and later periods of rainy season. they sometimes appear in the mid rainy season. Population, inhabitants languages and religion: State is a sparsely populated area as its mountainous landscape is covered by thick forests. Its population is over 2.6 million and Akyab is the most populous town in the state. Rakhines and Bamars live in valleys and on Yambye and Manaung islands. Chills are inhabitants of mountain regions of the north. Mros, Thets, Khamis, Dainets, Maramagyis and Kamans live on mountain ranges in the west and north of Sittway plain. The majority of people are Buddhists. Main languages are Arakan and Burmese. State is a sparsely populated area as its mountainous landscape is covered by thick forests. Its population is over 2.6 million and Sittway is the most populous town in the state. Arakans and Bamars live in valleys and on Yambye and Manaung islands. Chills are inhabitants of mountain regions of the north. Mros, Thets, Khamis, Dainets, Maramagyis and Kamans live on mountain ranges in the west and north of Sittway plain. The majority of people are Buddhists. Main languages are Arakan and Burmese. Formation of districts, townships and villages: The total area of Arakan State is 14,200 square-miles. The state is formed with five districts. Which are Akyab(Sittway). Maungtaw, Buthidaung, Kyaukpyu and Sandoway(Thandwe) districts. These districts are formed with 17 townships and 1,164 village-tracts. Akyab(Sittway) is the capital city of the state. Other well-known towns are Sandoway, Kyaukpyu, Mrauk-U, Kyauktaw, 1

Punnagyun, Minbya, Taungup, Yanbye and Gwa. Arakan State Day falls on l 5 December. NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (NLD) 1. Name: U Nay Win Constituency: An (Eligible Voters - 46,770; Votes Cast - 26,081; Valid Votes - 19,945; Number of Candidates - 4) Date of Birth: 1946 Place of Birth: An Parents: U Ne Oo and Daw Ma Thaung The Election Commission announced on 24 July 1997 that U Nay Win had resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force him to resign. U Nay Win attended An High School from 1963-1979 and studied psychology at university, graduating in 1984. U Nay Win was received 13,379 valid votes as 67 % in 1990 elections. 2. Name: U Nyi Pu Constituency: Gwa (Eligible Voters - 36,589 ; Votes Cast - 27,363; Valid Votes - 22,461; Number of Candidates - 4 ) Date of Birth: 10 April 1955 Place of Birth: Rakhine Gwin Village Parent: U Tun Pe and Daw Mya Oo U Nyi Pu is the secretary of Gwa Township NLD. He graduated in Law from Rangoon University in 1983 and after working as a security guard from 1978-1988 he served as a clerk at the Land Transport Department. U Nyi Pu was received 15,931 valid votes or 71 % in 1990 elections. 3. Name: U Hsan Maung Constituency: Kyaukpyu ( 1 ) (Eligible Voters - 38,660; Votes Cast - 26,831; Valid Votes - 21,834; Number of Candidates - 5 ) Date of Birth: 11 November 1926 2

Place of Birth: Kyaukpyu Father: U Tha Tun San U Hsan Maung attended Kyaukpyu State High School, passing tenth standard in 1946. He then joined the air force and later the army, and was awarded Best Cadet at Hmawbe Officer Training School in 1952. He worked as a special officer of the Human Settlement and Housing Development Department and, in his position as Lieutenant Colonel, was also the commander of Light Infantry Battalion 107 from 1969-1986. U Hsan Maung was received 14,848 valid votes or 68 % in 1990 elections. 4. Name: U Tin Gyi Constituency: Kyaukpyu ( 2 ) (Eligible Voters - 39,697; Votes Cast - 27,439; Valid Votes - 20,958; Number of Candidates - 4) Father: U Saw Tun Oo The Election Commission announced on 5 August 1997 that U Tin Gyi had resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force him to resign. U Tin Gyi took part in the August 1988 pro-democracy uprising and is currently the treasurer of the Kyaukpyu Township NLD. He studied at Kyaukpyu Municipal School until he reached seventh standard, and when the Japanese troops arrived during World War II he worked as a Japanese translator. He joined a Military Police battalion in 1945 and the battalion later went underground to join the rebel movement against the new independent government. He abandoned the rebel movement in 1950. U Tin Gyi was received 16,209 valid votes or 77 % in 1990 elections. 5. Name: U Thein Maung Constituency: Manaung (Eligible Voters - 42,170; Votes Cast - 32,996; Valid Votes - 27,161; Number of Candidates - 6) Date of Birth: 1951 Father: U Ngan Htee Aung U Thein Maung is the secretary of the Manaung Township NLD. He boycotted the National Convention along with other NLD representatives on 28 December 1995. He joined the NLD after the 1988 pro-democracy uprising. U Thein Maung was received 17,781 valid votes or 65 % in 1990 elections. 6. Name: U Mya Maung Constituency: Ramree 3

(Eligible Voters - 59,883; Votes Cast - 42,095; Valid Votes - 35,656; Number of Candidates - 5 ) Date of Birth: 4 July 1938 Parents: U Phoe Tin and Daw Saw Mya Oo U Mya Maung is a member of the Arakan State NLD Organising Committee and the chairman of Ramree Township NLD. He finished school at Ramree State High School in 1958 and for the next 30 years, until 1988, he worked as a middle school teacher for the Education Department. U Mya Maung was chairman of the Provisional Civil Administration during the 1988 pro-democracy uprising and also acted as the chairman of a strike committee. U Mya Maung was received 28,322 valid votes or 79 % in 1990 elections. 7. Name: U Maung Kywin Aung Constituency: Rathedaung ( 1 ) (Eligible Voters - 35,108; Votes Cast - 25,118; Valid Votes - 19,626; Number of Candidates - 5) Date of Birth: 4 December 1944 Place of Birth: Myinkan Nyaung Village, Rathedaung Parents: U Kyaw Zan Aung and Daw Hla Naw Oo U Maung Kywin Aung is the secretary of Rathedaung Township NLD. The SLORC pressured him to resign from the NLD, however he refused and as a result charged him and his family with criminal offences. It is not known what has happened to the family since. U Maung Kywin Aung left school when he reached ninth standard and currently works as a trader. He was a part of the NLD boycotted of the SLORCs National Convention on 28 December 1995. U Maung Kywin Aung was received 7,310 valid votes or 37 % in 1990 elections. 8. Name: U Kyaw Khaing Constituency: Taungup (Eligible Voters - 63,319; Votes Cast - 42,904; Valid Votes - 35,740; Number of Candidates - 4) Date of Birth: 23 May 1923 Place of Birth: Taungup Parents: U Aung Ba and Daw Hlaing

U Kyaw Khaing studied at school until he passed tenth standard. He was in charge of Taungup Township security during the August 1988 demonstrations. U Kyaw Khaing was received 27,431 valid votes or 77 % in 1990 elections. 9. Name: U Tun Yi Constituency: Sandoway (Thandwe) (Eligible Voters - 67,679; Votes Cast - 53,390; Valid Votes - 46,402; Number of Candidates - 6) Date of Birth: 17 September 1947 Parents: U Ohn Pe and Daw Sein Ei The Election Commission announced on 22 August 1997 that U Tun Yi had resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force him to resign. U Tun Yi is a member of the NLD Central Committee and was part of the mass NLD boycott of the SLORCs National Convention in December 1995. He graduated from Rangoon University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and was the head of the Land Surveying Directorate Department in Rangoon from 1969-1981. He also worked as a surveyor for the United Nations Development Program in Fiji from 1981-1985, and he worked as a specialist surveyor for the next four years. U Tun Yi was received 36,789 valid votes or 79 % in 1990 elections. ARAKAN LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY ( ALD ) 1. Name: Dr. Tun Aye Constituency: Kyauktaw ( 1 ) (Eligible Voters - 48,809; Votes Cast - 35,172; Valid Votes - 27,620; Number of Candidates - 7) Date of Birth: 10 January 1954 Place of Birth: Auk Ywarpine Ward, Minpya Parents: U Thaukyar and Daw Ma Khine Dr. Tun Aye is Secretary ( 1 ) of the Arakan League for Democracy which the Election Commission banned on 6 March 1992. He was a student at Rangoon Medical Institute when he became involved in the June 1975 demonstration and the BSPP government imprisoned him for 140 days. He then continued his studies and received a medical degree in 1980. Dr. Tun Aye worked at the North Okkalapa Hospital, Rangoon, and then for the Kyauktaw Co-operative Clinic from 1981-1989. Dr. Tun Aye was received 12,937 valid votes or 47 % in 1990 elections.

2. Name: U Maung Myint Constituency: Minpya ( 1 ) (Eligible Voters - 40,237; Votes Cast - 27,084; Valid Votes - 22,286; Number of Candidates - 7) Date of Birth: 16 November 1938 Place of Birth: Ramree Parents: U Nyo Chan Aung and Daw Hnin Pu U Maung Myint is a lawyer and chairman of the Minpya Township Arakan League for Democracy. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Rangoon University and worked as a medic and later as a higher-grade pleader. U Maung Myint was received 12,301 valid votes or 55 % in 1990 elections. 3. Name: U Tun Win Constituency: Minpya ( 2 ) (Eligible Voters - 37,764; Votes Cast - 25,233; Valid Votes - 20,431; Number of Candidates - 6) Date of Birth: 1 October 1941 Place of Birth: Minpya Parents: U Ba San and Daw Thein May U Tun Win is a writer and has written under the pen names of Pyin Tun Win (B.A. - Da Ma Sa Riya), Tun Win (Rangoon University) and University Khine Zar Win. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree at Rangoon University and is also qualified to teach the Buddhist Scriptures. He was a part-time tutor at the Workers College in Rangoon, and also worked as the manager of Sittwe Township Co-operative and Arakan State Cooperative. U Tun Win was received 11,899 valid votes or 58 % in 1990 elections. 4. Name: U Saw Mra Aung Constituency: Mrauk-U ( 1 ) (Eligible Voters - 43,550; Votes Cast - 33,173; Valid Votes - 27,900; Number of Candidates - 5) Date of Birth: 23 April 1908 Place of Birth: Mrauk-U Parents: U Saw Hla Aung and Daw Than San The SLORC banned the Arakan League for Democracy (ALD) when U Saw Mra Aung was chairman of the party. U Saw Mra Aung studied medicine until 1942 when 6

World War II broke out and he received his medical degree in 1947 in Bombay, India. He served as a government worker for two years and then went to Britain for four years where he received further medical degrees. From 1955-1963 he was the senior doctor of Mandalay, the head of Mandalay Hospital, and the head of the Medical Education Department of Mandalay Medical College. He retired from government service in 1978 and worked for two hospitals in Hong Kong from 1979-1982. He came back to Burma in 1982 and worked as a volunteer specialist at the Sanga Health Contribution Hospital and the Nuns Hospital in Rangoon. U Saw Mra Aung, Presidium of the UNLD was elected as the Speaker of the Parliament by CRPP.He was allegedly arrested on 6 September 1998 and released from SPDCs so-called guest house (Mingaladon Military Base) on 14 June 2001. U Saw Mra Aung was received 17,322 valid votes or 62 % in 1990 elections. 5. Name: U Aung Hla Zan Constituency: Mrauk-U ( 2 ) (Eligible Voters - 44,524; Votes Cast - 32,026; Valid Votes - 27,200; Number of Candidates - 6) Date of Birth: 19 September 1927 Place of Birth: Mrauk-U Parents: U Chit Saw Oo and Daw San Tha Phyu U Aung Hla Zan has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Institute of Economics in Rangoon. In 1952 he began working as the principal of Kyauk Taw State High School, Arakan State, and he later worked as an accountant at the Central Statistics Bureau. U Aung Hla Zan was received 14,861 valid votes or 55 % in 1990 elections. 6. Name: U Pru Sein Oo Constituency: Myebon (Eligible Voters - 45,361; Votes Cast - 31,221; Valid Votes - 25,031; Number of Candidates - 4) Date of Birth: 3 March 1934 Father: U Maung Pru U Pru Sein Oo received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Burmese in 1967 and a Diploma of Education in 1978-79. He began working as a teacher in 1967 and received a medical pension in 1988. U Pru Sein Oo was received 10,763 valid votes or 43 % in 1990 elections. 7. Name: U Ba Than Constituency: Pauktaw (1) (Eligible Voters - 31,257; 7

Votes Cast - 20,294; Valid Votes - 15,356; Number of Candidates - 4) Date of Birth: 10 March 1948 Father: U Kyaw Zan Oo U Ba Than is chairman of Pauktaw Township ALD. He passed tenth standard from Pauktaw Youth Evening School, and worked as a clerk at the towns General Administrative Department and at the Pauktaw Township Peoples Council for 11 years. He received a Bachelor of Arts (Law) degree in 1982 and he currently works as an advocate for the High Court in Rangoon. U Ba Than was received 9,216 valid votes or 60 % in 1990 elections. 8. Name: U Saw Tun Sein Constituency: Pauktaw ( 2 ) (Eligible Voters - 29,819; Votes Cast - 15,376; Valid Votes - 10,857; Number of Candidates - 6) Date of Birth: 1 November 1957 Parents: U Tun Hla Phyu and Daw Pan Khine U Saw Tun Sein is an advocate at the High Court in Rangoon and is the secretary of the Arakan League for Democracy (ALD). U Saw Tun Sein received a Diploma of Mechanics in 1978 and a Bachelor of Arts (Law) degree from Rangoon University in 1982. U Saw Tun Sein was received 3,528 valid votes or 32 % in 1990 elections. 9. Name: U Aung Tun Sein Constituency: Ponnagyun (Eligible Voters - 54,968; Votes Cast - 44,396; Valid Votes - 37,311; Number of Candidates - 6) Date of Birth: 31 October 1949 Place of Birth: Sittwe Parents: U Saw Hla Oo and Daw Saw Tha After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Chemistry, U Aung Tun Sein worked as a tutor for the Yatkan State High School and later as an accountant at the Sittwe Shipping Corporation. He also graduated from the Aryubayda Holistic Medicine Institute and currently works as a holistic doctor. U Aung Tun Sein was received 14,251 valid votes or 38 % in 1990 elections.

10. Name: U Tha Noe Constituency: Rathedaung ( 2 ) (Eligible Voters - 33,843; Votes Cast - 23,629; Valid Votes - 18,910; Number of Candidates - 6) Date of Birth: 25 May 1934 Parents: U Koung San Shwe and Daw Hnin Tha Phyu U Tha Noe is currently the Social Welfare and Development Minister of the NCGUB. He joined the NCGUB in 1995 and on 27 July that year he was appointed the coalitions Labour Minister. U Tha Noe studied at North Lammadaw State Middle School and at Sittwe State High School No.1. While at school he was the general secretary of the Sittwe Township Student Union and was also the secretary of the township Youth Congress. He temporarily served as a bodyguard for the chief inspector of police at the Department of the Ministry of Justice, and in 1969 he was elected to the Sittwe Municipal Council. U Tha Noe was received 7,987 valid votes or 42 % in 1990 elections. 11. Name: U San Tun (aka U Lu Pru) Constituency: Akyab / Sittway ( 2 ) Date of Birth: 15 September 1925 Parents: U Mya Oo and Daw San Hla Phyu U San Tun was studying ninth standard at Rangoon Government High School in 1942 when World War II broke out. He subsequently joined the BDA and was involved in the Japanese resistance movement and later served as a sergeant major in the PBF. He was awarded the Star of Independence and the Medal of Organisers of Independence for his role in Burmas fight for independence. KAMANS NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY ( KNLD ) 1. Name: U Shwe Ya Constituency: Akyab / Sittway ( 1 ) (Eligible Voters - 49,899; Votes Cast - 36,441; Valid Votes - 30,332; Number of Candidates - 8) Date of Birth: 7 April 1955 Father: U Shwe Maung The SLORC banned the KNLD on 11 March 1992. Following the 1990 election, the ALD candidate for Sittwe 1, U Maung Thazan, accused U Shwe Ya of cheating in the election. The Election Commission subsequently launched an investigation into the 9

matter but the case was dismissed. U Shwe Ya received a Law degree from Rangoon University, and started working in 1974 as a clerk for the General Administrative Department in Myebon, Arakan State. He then began working as a lawyer. U Shwe Ya was received 9,821 valid votes or 32 % in 1990 elections. MRO OR KHAMI NATIONAL SOLIDARITY ORGANIZATION (MKNSO) 1. Name: U San Tha Aung Constituency: Kyauktaw ( 2 ) (Eligible Voters - 49,307; Votes Cast - 36,757; Valid Votes - 28,500; Number of Candidates - 5) Date of Birth: 28 January 1942 Father: U San Payint U San Tha Aung founded the MKNSO on 22 December 1988 and is the chairman of the party. He finished high school in 1963 and later worked as a primary school teacher. He attended the BSPPs Workers Affairs Training in 1974, and from 1973-1988 was a member of Kyauktaw Township Peoples Council. U San Tha Aung was received 15,801 valid votes or 55 % in 1990 elections. NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ( NDPHR ) 1.Name: U Kyaw Min (aka Marmaud Shaoshu Arnolgula Haud) Constituency: Buthidaung ( 1 ) (Eligible Voters - 58,449; Votes Cast - 46,065; Valid Votes - 41,668; Number of Candidates - 7) Date of Birth: 1953 Place of Birth: Migoung Zay Village, Buthidaung Parents: U Phaw Zaw Rawman and Daw Layman Kha The SLORC banned the NDPHR under order No. 8/92 on 18 March 1992, and at the time U Kyaw Min was a member of the partys Central Executive Committee. U Kyaw Min received a Bachelor of Economics degree in 1968 from the Rangoon Institute of Economics, and in 1969 he began working as a teacher. In 1983, he received a Diploma in Education and served as the Deputy Head of Buthidaung Township Educational Department. In 1985 he became a middle school principal but was dismissed from the position in 1989 because of his involvement in the August 1988 uprising. U Kyaw Min was received 30,997 valid votes or 74 % in 1990 elections.

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2. Name: U Tin Maung (aka Nur Ahmed) Constituency: Buthidaung ( 2 ) (Eligible Voters - 55,095; Votes Cast - 46,037; Valid Votes - 40,143; Number of Candidates - 8 ) Place of Birth: Phon Nyo Lake Village, Buthidaung Father: U Shawmalote U Tin Maung was the Chairman of the NDPHR when the SLORC banned the party in 1992. U Tin Maung studied Medic training from 1954-1956 and later worked as the head of the Malaria Control Unit at the Medical Department in Buthidaung and Sittwe. U Tin Maung was received 20,045 valid votes or 50 % in 1990 elections. 3. Name: U Ebrahim (aka U Chit Lwin) Constituency: Maungdaw ( 1 ) (Eligible Voters - 87,174; Votes Cast - 73,633; Valid Votes - 64,019; Number of Candidates - 7) Date of Birth: 1 June 1946 Place of Birth: Myothugyi Village, Maungdaw Parents: Hargi U Sidi Armad and Daw Inbiharkatu U Ebrahim was vice-chairman of the NDPHR when the SLORC banned the party in 1992. U Ebrahim received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Rangoon University in 1967 and is a certified accountant and auditor. He also received a Post-Graduate Diploma of Economic Planning in 1977 from the Institute of Economics in Rangoon and has worked as an advocate at the High Court. From 1967-1983 he worked at the Ministry of Planning and Finance. U Ebrahim was received 31,360 valid votes or 51 % in 1990 elections. Name: U Fazul Ahmed Constituency: Maungdaw ( 2 ) (Eligible Voters - 84,166; Votes Cast - 68,440; Valid Votes - 58,230; Number of Candidates - 7 ) Date of Birth: 1941 Place of Birth: Basuba Village, Maungdaw Parents: U Maharmad Karlu and Daw Wu Mrai U Fazul Ahmed finished high school in 1960 and later worked as a clerk at the Mayu Border Deputy Commissioners Office and in various office jobs in Kyauktaw, Kyaukphyu, Taungup and Sittwe in Arakan State. After he passed the higher-grade 11

pleader examination he started working as a private lawyer. He was a Central Executive Committee member of the NDPHR when the SLORC banned the party in 1992. U Fazul Ahmed was received 24,881 valid votes or 43 % in 1990 elections.

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