Maw Htun Aung
kachin politician, social activist and technologist
Lahpai Maw Htun Aung (Burmese: လဖိုင်မော်ထွန်းအောင်; born c. 1984) is a Burmese politician, social activist and technologist. He is a deputy minister of electricity and energy of the National Unity Government of Myanmar formed by the opponents of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
Early life and education
Born to a small-scale Hpakant jade miner, when Maw Htun Aung was in high school, he experienced his father going bankrupt when the military enacted a gemstone law to make way for military-linked companies to exploit the area. This encouraged him to work on community development activities, providing technical support related to natural resource management.
He got his bachelor's degree from the University of Computer Studies, Yangon. In 2010 he completed his master's degree in policy and social development from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He also pursued a Master of Public Administration degree at Cornell University.
Social activities
Since 2004 Maw Htun Aung has been working at a number of international non-government organizations such as the Myanmar Compassion Project, World Vision Myanmar, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Spectrum-SDKN. He has also worked as a country manager at the New York-based Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) for about five years. In 2015 he co-founded and worked as a strategic consultant at Another Development, a research group focused on implementation of public policy.
Political career
Maw Htun Aung joined the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) as technical support for its political organizations.
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