Khin Waing Kyi
Khin Waing Kyi | |
|---|---|
ခင်ဝိုင်းကြည် | |
 Khin Waing Kyi in 2014 | |
| Member of the House of Nationalities | |
| In office 31 January 2011 – 29 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Htay Kywe |
| Constituency | Yangon Region № 1 North Dagon, East Dagon, and North Okkalapa Townships[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1947 Wetlet, British Burma |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Political party | Burmese Socialist Programme (before 1988) Federation of National Politics (2008–09) National Democratic Force (2010–16) Independent (2017–present) |
| Spouse | Khin Maung Myint |
| Children | May Thet San Cho Thet San |
| Parent(s) | Kyaw Hlaing (father) Kyi Thein (mother) |
| Residence(s) | Chanmyathazi Township, Mandalay, Myanmar |
| Occupation | Politician |
Khin Waing Kyi (Burmese: ခင်ဝိုင်းကြည်; born 9 February 1947) is a Burmese politician who served as an MP in the House of Nationalities for Yangon Region № 1 constituency from 2011 to 2016.[1][2][3][4]
She is one of the most hardcore nationalist politicians and supporters of the controversial Patriotic Association of Myanmar.[5] In 2016, she lobbied against the constitutional amendment that could allow Aung San Suu Kyi to become President of Myanmar.[6][7]
Early life and career
[edit]Khin Waing Kyi was born in Wetlet Township, British Burma to Kyaw Hlaing and Kyi Thein. She attended Pale Ngwe Yaung School and No.4 Women's High School in Mandalay. She enrolled at the Mandalay Arts and Science University but dropped out in her second year.
She worked as a teacher, and later worked as a managing director of Human Resources Co., Ltd. and D Sliver Palace Co., Ltd.[3]
Political career
[edit]Political movements
[edit]She worked as a youth organization committee member of then ruling Burmese Socialist Programme Party in Madaya Township, Mandalay Division. She later served as a joint-secretary general of trade unions in the Jute Enterprise under the Ministry of Industry No.1 during 1988 uprisings. Then she was forced to retire when the State Law and Order Restoration Council seized power in the same year.
She served as vice chair of the Rangoon Division party branch, and as a central executive committee member of the Union of Myanmar Federation of National Politics in 2008-09.[8][9]
Parliamentary career
[edit]Khin Waing Kyi is a senior party member of the National Democratic Force. She submitted a proposal to introduce proportional representation. She was close to Ma Ba Tha and proved to be one of the most hardcore nationalist voices in the democratic contingent in Parliament.[10][11] At the Amyotha Hluttaw, she discussed about managing the plastic items which should be systematically discarded with rules and regulations by the government.[12]
She also introduced a proposal to switch to proportional representation system from the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system. She said a “The upper house concluded – based on debate over to bring together members of the parliamentary Bill Commission with representatives of the Union Election Commission to study proportional representation and discuss approaches which could be adopted in this new system".[13][14]
In 2015 election, she ran for House of Representatives seat from the Meiktila Township constituency, but lost to Maung Thin, a Union Solidarity and Development Party candidate.[15]
Public image
[edit]In 2013, Khin Waing Kyi submitted the proposal for the religious conversion and population-control bills to parliament, which were introduced by the controversial monk, Ashin Wirathu.[16] Women’s rights advocates and several of ethnic and religious minorities were concerned that the bills would deal a blow to religious freedom, undermine women’s ability to make independent choices about their faith, partner and family, and exacerbate existing interfaith tensions between Muslim and Buddhist communities.[17][18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b ALTSEAN-BURMA RANGOON DIVISION elections and constituency
- ^ Mizzima News National Democratic Force Election Stance
- ^ a b Amyotha Hluttaw Khin Waing Kyi's MP Profile
- ^ MCNTv News QUOUTE OF THE DAY DAW KHIN WINE KYI ABOUT 5 YEAR PARLIAMETN MEMBER LIFE Interview
- ^ "2015: The top 25 most influential people". Frontier Myanmar. 31 December 2015.
- ^ Min, Aung Kyaw. "Nationalists plan rally to 'protect' 59(f)".
- ^ "Nationalists Plan Rally in Defense of Article 59(f)". 23 February 2016.
- ^ Women's International League of Peace and Freedom, United Nations Office INTERVIEW: WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT
- ^ Mizzima News Eng Women in Parliament
- ^ Frontier Myanmars The top 25 most influential people,No.25
- ^ Hla Oo's Blog Burma Women Leaders Fighting for Race Protection Act
- ^ Ministry of Information MP queries witness protection plan of Myanmar Police Force
- ^ RFA News Upper house votes for proportional representation
- ^ News-Myanmar ဒေါ်ခင်ဝိုင်းကြည် ဘယ်လို ခြိမ်းခြောက်ခံနေရလဲ
- ^ Foundation, Thomson Reuters. "Why Meikhtila went green - how USDP won in a traumatised city - Myanmar Now". www.myanmar-now.org.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Buddhist nationalists stage demonstration against Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar".
- ^ "Myanmar moves to ban interfaith marriage".
- ^ "Lawmakers Debate Religious Protection Bills". 30 January 2015.