Aung Kyaw Moe (politician)
Aung Kyaw Moe | |
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အောင်ကျော်မိုး | |
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| Deputy Human Rights Minister of NUG | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2023 | |
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| Born | 1973 Maungdaw, Rakhine State, Myanmar |
| Alma mater | Deakin University (M.A.) |
| Occupation | Politician, human rights activist |
| Website | www |
Aung Kyaw Moe (Burmese: အောင်ကျော်မိုး; born 1973[1]) is an ethnic Rohingya politician who serves as the Myanmar National Unity Government's Deputy Human Rights Minister.[2][3]
Early life[edit]
Aung Kyaw Moe was born in 1973 at the border town of Maungdaw in Rakhine State, Myanmar.[1] He had an elder brother, Than Myint, who was stabbed to death on June 7, 2023.[4] Fleeing Rakhine State at the age of 19, Aung Kyaw Moe graduated from a university in Yangon before earning a master's degree at Deakin University.[5][1] He then became a part of the George Bush Presidential Leadership Scholar Fellowship,[6] the Obama Foundation Leaders: Asia-Pacific program, the United States Institute of Peace, and Dalai Lama Fellowship programs.[7]
Aung Kyaw Moe worked with numerous NGOs in Myanmar, Thailand, Afghanistan, and Liberia for over 15 years. He founded an NGO in 2017 called the Center for Social Integrity.[5] He received the Fulbright Schuman Award in 2019, along with a human rights award from the government of France.[7]
National Unity Government[edit]
Months after the February 2021 Myanmar coup d'etat, the Myanmar National Unity Government appointed Aung Kyaw Moe as an advisor for the Ministry of Human Rights. Two years later on June 30, 2023, he was promoted to Deputy Minister of Human Rights. He is the first Rohingya person to serve in a NUG ministerial position.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c ‘From victim to victor’: A Rohingya journey to Myanmar government Southeast Asia Globe August 1, 2023 Beatrice Silvero Archived August 2, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ NUG Ministry of Human Rights: Deputy Union Minister
- ^ Q&A: NUG’s first Rohingya minister says Myanmar in ‘unified revolution’. Al-Jazeera English. October 26, 2023. Archived April 23, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Unknown group kills brother of National Unity Government human rights adviser. Radio Free Asia.Archived September 22, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Nowhere to Call Home George W. Bush Presidential Center Archived May 4, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Leadership in Action: Aung Kyaw Moe (Archive)
- ^ a b Myanmar’s Civilian Government Appoints Rohingya Activist as Deputy Minister. The Irrawaddy. July 1, 2023. Archived April 22, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Aung Kya Moe Fortify Rights. Archived December 9, 2023, at the Wayback Machine