Naw Zipporah Sein

Naw Zipporah Sein (Burmese: နော်စီဖိုးရာစိန်) is a Karen political activist and former Vice-President of the Karen National Union. Zipporah Sein was born in 1955 in Kayin State, Burma, and trained as a teacher before fleeing to Thailand in 1995. From 1998 to 2008, she was the coordinator and executive secretary of the Karen Women's Organization, which describes its mission as helping Karen women refugees.[2] She has been called a "heroine" by the Political Heroes website.[3]

Zipporah Sein
နီၢ်စံးဖိရၣ်စ့
Vice-President of the Karen National Union
In office
December 2012 [1] – April 2017
Preceded byDavid Tharkabaw
Succeeded bySaw Kwe Htoo Win
General Secretary of the Karen National Union
In office
October 2008 – December 2012
Preceded byPadoh Mahn Sha Lah Phan
Succeeded bySaw Kwe Htoo Win
Personal details
Born1955 (age 67–68)
Karen State, Burma
NationalityKaren
Political partyKaren National Union
ParentTamla Baw
OccupationPolitician
In this Burmese name, Naw is an honorific, not a given name.

References
  1. "KNU - About Us". Knuhq.org. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  2. "Karen Women Organisation". Karenwomen.org. Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  3. "Leader - Naw Zipporah Sein". Political Heroes. Retrieved 2014-05-06.


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