Yee Mon

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His Excellency
Yee Mon
ရည်မွန်
Minister of Defense of National Unity Government of Myanmar
Assumed office
16 April 2021; 9 months ago (2021-04-16)
Appointed byCommittee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
PresidentWin Myint
Duwa Lashi La
Preceded byOffice established
Personal details
Born (1967-08-09) August 9, 1967 (age 54)
Maha Aungmye Township, Mandalay
Political partyNational League for Democracy
ProfessionPolitician, poet

Yee Mon (Burmese: ရည်မွန်; also known as Maung Tin Thit or Tin Thit; born 9 August 1967) is a Burmese poet, former political prisoner, and politician currently serving as Minister of Defense of National Unity Government of Myanmar.[1][2]

Maung Tin Thit was in medical school during the pro-democracy uprising of 1988 against the military junta that ruled Burma.[1] Tin Thit participated in the protests, and was imprisoned by the regime for seven years. Maung Tin Thit later worked as an environmental activist.[1]

In the 2015 general election, Tin Thit successfully ran as a candidate for Parliament with the National League for Democracy in a district in the national capital of Naypyidaw.[1] Tin Thit received 27,321 votes, narrowly defeating U Wai Lwin, a powerful former military general who had been defense minister until a few months before the elections.[1] Tin Thit's victory was viewed as a surprise because the district has more than 7,000 soldiers and 2,000 police officers, who were seen as likely to favor an ex-general.[1]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Thomas Fuller, A Poet's Election Victory Over a Former General Speaks of a New Myanmar, New York Times (November 14, 2015).
  2. ^ Ei Ei Toe Lwin & Pyae Thet Phyom, Drama in NPT as commission rejects ex-minister's petition for vote recount, Myanmar Times (November 11, 2015).
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