Tint Swe (Burmese: တင့်ဆွေ; born 9 August 1948) is a Burmese physician[4] and politician who was elected MP for Pyithu Hluttaw in the 1990 election.[5][6] He has served as Minister for Prime Minister's Office of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB).[7] He also served as the Minister for Information in office from 23 January 2009 to 14 September 2012, and chairperson of the National League for Democracy-Liberated Area (India).[1][2][7][8][9]
Tint Swe | |
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တင့်ဆွေ | |
 Dr Tint Swe in 2015 at the VOA discussion | |
| Minister for Prime Minister’s Office of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma[1] | |
| In office 7 October 2000 – ? | |
| Prime Minister | Sein Win |
| Preceded by | Mya Win |
| Succeeded by | ? |
| Minister for Health and Education of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma[1] | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Prime Minister | Sein Win |
| Minister for Information of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma[2] | |
| In office 23 January 2009 – 14 September 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member-elect of Pyithu Hluttaw (1990)[1] | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Pale Township № 2 |
| Majority | 33,195 |
| Chairman of the National League for Democracy-Liberated Area (India)[1] | |
| In office 1991–2006 | |
| Succeeded by | U Cho[3] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 August 1948 Pale, Myanmar |
| Nationality | Burmese American |
| Political party | National League for Democracy |
| Spouse | Mya Mya Aye |
| Parent(s) | Ba Cho (father) Khin Khin (mother) |
| Residence(s) | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Alma mater | Institute of Medicine, Mandalay (MBBS) |
Early life and education
editTint Swe was born on 9 August 1948 in Minywa village, Pale, Myanmar to Ba Cho and Khin Khin. He graduated high school from State High School No. 2 in Monywa. He graduated from the Institute of Medicine, Mandalay with medical degree (MBBS) in 1972, and spent 15 years practicing as a medical officer in Monywa, Ngazun, Sagaing, Pale. In 1970, he married Mya Mya Aye, and he resigned from government service in 1988.[10]
Career
editTint Swe joined the National League for Democracy in 1988, after the 8888 Uprising. In the 1990 elections, he was elected as the Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Constituency No. 2 of Pale Township, Sagaing Division winning a majority of 33,195 (61.08% of the votes), but was not allowed to assume his seat. He was among the elected MPs who worked clandestinely to form the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma.[11][12][13]
In October 1990, he escaped from arrest and fled to India. Tint Swe joined the NCGUB and served as senior representative from 1991 to 1995. Then, he became a Sein Win's cabinet minister for NCGUB. He also served as Minister for Prime Minister's Office (West) and Minister for Health and Education.[14][1] On 14 September 2012, NCGUB was officially dissolved and he retired from NCGUB.[15][16]
He had served as the chairman of Burma Centre Delhi (BCD). He then founded the Yamuna Clinic in 2002, a project to offer free primary medical health care to Burmese refugees in Delhi.[17][18][19][20] He lived in India for many years and pursued with the Indian media and civil society for supporting the pro-democracy movement in Myanmar. He arrived in India on 21 December 1990 and left for the USA on 18 September 2014. Now, he resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
He visited Burma for the first time after 27+1⁄2 years in May 2018. He stayed there for 7 weeks in Burma and returned to Indianapolis on 19 June 2018.[21]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Brief Biographies of Exiled Members of Parliament of Burma". ibiblio.org/No.10 Tint Swe. Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ a b "FIGHTING PEACOCK BEGINS TO DANCE". Design & People. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "NLD-LA elect new western region chairman". BurmaNet New. 2 February 2006. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "ဒေါ်နယ်ထရမ့်နဲ့ မြန်မာပြည်အပေါ် သက်ရောက်မှု". BBC News မြန်မာ (in Burmese). 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023.
- ^ "ဒေါက်တာတင့်ဆွေ ကို မေးမြန်းချက်". Radio Free Asia (in Burmese). 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023.
- ^ "ရွေးကောက်ပွဲရလဒ်နဲ့ ၉၀ ပြည့် အမတ်ဟောင်း ဒေါက်တာတင့်ဆွေအမြင်". VOA (in Burmese). 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "India Puts All Arms Sales to Burma on Hold". The Irrawaddy. 27 November 2007. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017.
- ^ "NCGUB Cabinet Resolution". burmalibrary.org. Archived from the original on June 29, 2010.
- ^ "NLD-LA (WR): Dr. Tint Swe ousted – Sein Win". BurmaNet New. 24 January 2005. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Waiting for Suu Kyi". The Shillong Times. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Kukiforum exclusive interview with Dr. Tint Swe". Kukiforum. 22 March 2004. Archived from the original on February 8, 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Interview with Dr. Tint Swe". indigenousherald.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Burmese exile: Myanmar's military junta survives thanks to world's hypocrisy". Asianews. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012.
- ^ "Burma: Government in Exile Supports Challenge to Junta's Seat at UN". UNREPRESENTED NATIONS AND PEOPLES ORGANIZATION. 13 September 2008. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ Mann, Zarni (14 September 2012). "Burmese Exile Govt Dissolves After 22 years". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "US Lawmakers Urge Full Media, Aid Access to Burma". Voice of America. 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019.
- ^ "Dr. Tint Swe provides free medical checkup for Burmese in Aizawl". Burma News International. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Launch of India-Burma Relations (1990-2011) Report & Interactive Session on Burma". e-pao.net. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Yamuna Clinic Serves Burmese Refugees in Delhi". Physicians for Human Rights (PHR). 6 April 2002. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018.
- ^ "Yamuna Clinic for Burmese Community in India". mikrogranty.cz. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018.
- ^ "ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေးတွင် ဝ တပ်ဖွဲ့ပါမလာသေးသည့်အပေါ် တိုင်းပြည်လုံခြုံရေးအတွက် စိုးရိမ်". DVB. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021.