Tin Myo Win | |
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တင်မျိုးဝင်း | |
Chief Surgeon of Muslim Free Hospital, Yangon | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1951 (age 72–73) [1] |
Nationality | Burmese |
Political party | National League for Democracy |
Residence(s) | Yangon, Myanmar |
Alma mater |
Institute of Medicine 1, Rangoon (
MBBS, M.Med.Sc.) Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh ( FRCS) |
Occupation | Surgeon |
Known for | Personal physician of Aung San Suu Kyi |
Tin Myo Win FRCS ( Burmese: တင်မျိုးဝင်း; [tɪ̀ɴ mjó wɪɴ] born: c. 1951) [1] is a Burmese physician, former political prisoner and long-time personal physician of Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi. [2] [3]
Tin Myo Win taught surgery at Rangoon General Hospital before the 1988 uprising. He spent three years in prison after taking part in the 1988 uprising. He has worked as a surgeon at the Muslim Free Hospital in Yangon since his release in 1992. He is the long-time personal physician of Aung San Suu Kyi and one of the few people permitted to regularly visit her house during her years under house arrest. [4] He was detained for two weeks during the 2009 Suu Kyi trespasser incidents. [5]
Tin Myo Win has helped shape National League for Democracy's policies on healthcare. He is also a member of the Yangon General Hospital fund-raising committee to upgrade the hospital. [6] [7] [8]
Tin Myo Win was mentioned as a possible presidential pick after 2015 election as Aung San Suu Kyi was constitutionally barred from the presidency. [1] [2] [7]
In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Tin Myo Win was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces. [9]
Tin Myo Win | |
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တင်မျိုးဝင်း | |
Chief Surgeon of Muslim Free Hospital, Yangon | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1951 (age 72–73) [1] |
Nationality | Burmese |
Political party | National League for Democracy |
Residence(s) | Yangon, Myanmar |
Alma mater |
Institute of Medicine 1, Rangoon (
MBBS, M.Med.Sc.) Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh ( FRCS) |
Occupation | Surgeon |
Known for | Personal physician of Aung San Suu Kyi |
Tin Myo Win FRCS ( Burmese: တင်မျိုးဝင်း; [tɪ̀ɴ mjó wɪɴ] born: c. 1951) [1] is a Burmese physician, former political prisoner and long-time personal physician of Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi. [2] [3]
Tin Myo Win taught surgery at Rangoon General Hospital before the 1988 uprising. He spent three years in prison after taking part in the 1988 uprising. He has worked as a surgeon at the Muslim Free Hospital in Yangon since his release in 1992. He is the long-time personal physician of Aung San Suu Kyi and one of the few people permitted to regularly visit her house during her years under house arrest. [4] He was detained for two weeks during the 2009 Suu Kyi trespasser incidents. [5]
Tin Myo Win has helped shape National League for Democracy's policies on healthcare. He is also a member of the Yangon General Hospital fund-raising committee to upgrade the hospital. [6] [7] [8]
Tin Myo Win was mentioned as a possible presidential pick after 2015 election as Aung San Suu Kyi was constitutionally barred from the presidency. [1] [2] [7]
In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Tin Myo Win was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces. [9]