T Khun Myat
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T Khun Myat (Burmese: တီခွန်မြတ် [tiː kʰʊ̀ɴ mjaʔ]; born 30 October 1949) is a Burmese politician, lawyer and Speaker of the Union Assembly, the Joint House and Pyithu Hluttaw, the lower house of the Myanmar parliament. In both 2010 election and 2015 election, he contested and won the Kutkai Township constituency for a seat in the country's lower house.[1][2]
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T Khun Myat | |
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တီခွန်မြတ် | |
4th Speaker of the Assembly of the Union | |
Assumed office 1 August 2018 | |
Deputy | Tun Tun Hein |
Preceded by | Mahn Win Khine Than |
3rd Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 22 March 2018 | |
Deputy | Tun Tun Hein |
Preceded by | Win Myint |
2nd Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
In office 1 February 2016 – 22 March 2018 | |
Preceded by | Nanda Kyaw Swa |
Succeeded by | Tun Tun Hein |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 31 January 2011 – 31 January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Constituency | Kutkai Township |
Leader of People’s Militia Forces in Kutkai Township | |
In office 1990–2010 | |
Director of Office of the Attorney General | |
In office 1990–2010 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1949-10-30) 30 October 1949 (age 74) |
Nationality | Myanmar |
Political party | Independent (2016–present) Union Solidarity and Development Party (2010–2016) |
Spouse | Yin May |
Parent(s) | T Khun Gaung, Phaw Jan Htu |
Residence | Kutkai Township |
Occupation | Lawyer, government servant, militia leader, politician |
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After the February 2021 coup by the military, according to Article (424) of the Constitution and Article (17) of the Pyithu Hluttaw Law, T Khun Myat continues to serve as the Speaker of the Hluttaw.[3]