Naw Zipporah Sein
Zipporah Sein | |
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နော်စီဖိုးရာစိန် | |
Vice-President of the Karen National Union | |
In office December 2012 [1] – April 2017 | |
Preceded by | David Tharkabaw |
Succeeded by | Saw Kwe Htoo Win |
General Secretary of the Karen National Union | |
In office October 2008 – December 2012 | |
Preceded by | Padoh Mahn Sha Lah Phan |
Succeeded by | Saw Kwe Htoo Win |
Personal details | |
Born | 1955 (age 66–67) Karen State, Burma |
Nationality | |
Political party | Karen National Union |
Parent(s) | Tamla Baw |
Occupation | Politician |
Naw Zipporah Sein (Burmese: နော်စီဖိုးရာစိန်) is a Karen political activist and former Vice-President of the Karen National Union. Zipporah Sein was born in 1955 in Kayin State, Burma, and trained as a teacher before fleeing to Thailand in 1995. From 1998 to 2008, she was the coordinator and executive secretary of the , which describes its mission as helping Karen women refugees.[2] She has been called a "heroine" by the website.[3]
References[]
- ^ "KNU - About Us". Knuhq.org. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "Karen Women Organisation". Karenwomen.org. Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "Leader - Naw Zipporah Sein". Political Heroes. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
External links[]
- Biography on the Asian-Eurasian Human Rights Forum
- Zipparh Sein's Facebook Page
- Karen Women's Organization
- 1000 Peace-women: Naw Zipporah Sein.
Categories:
- Burmese activists
- Living people
- Burmese people of Karen descent
- Burmese rebels
- Women in war
- 1955 births
- People from Kayin State
- Burmese people stubs