Tin Myo Win

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
FRCS
တင်မျိုးဝင်း
Chief Surgeon of Muslim Free Hospital, Yangon
Personal details
Bornc. 1951 (age 71–72)[1]
NationalityBurmese
Political partyNational League for Democracy
Residence(s)Yangon, Myanmar
Alma materInstitute of Medicine 1, Rangoon (MBBS, M.Med.Sc.)
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS)
OccupationSurgeon
Known forPersonal physician of Aung San Suu Kyi

Personal life and political career

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]

References
  1. LEE CHOO KIONG. "Who could be Myanmar's next president?". The Straits Times.
  2. "With Suu Kyi banned, Myanmar mulls over alternative leadership - Regional - The Star Online".
  3. "Myanmar doctor says Suu Kyi's disease not cancer".
  4. "Suu Kyi's Doctor Gets Down to Business". The Irrawaddy.
  5. AFP. "Suu Kyi to protest innocence". Phnom Penh Post.
  6. "Myanmar Patients Pay the Price". The Irrawaddy.
  7. "Has Aung San Suu Kyi' picked Myanmar's president?". BBC News.
  8. Sophie Song (9 August 2013). "In Myanmar The Government Spends Less Than $1 Per Person Annually On Healthcare". International Business Times.
  9. "Recent Arrest List" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 4 February 2021.
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