T Khun Myat

T Khun Myat
တီခွန်မြတ်
4th Speaker of the Assembly of the Union
Assumed office
1 August 2018
DeputyTun Tun Hein
Preceded byMahn Win Khine Than
3rd Speaker of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
22 March 2018
DeputyTun Tun Hein
Preceded byWin Myint
2nd Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
1 February 2016 – 22 March 2018
Preceded byNanda Kyaw Swa
Succeeded byTun Tun Hein
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
31 January 2011 – 31 January 2021
Preceded byConstituency established
ConstituencyKutkai Township
Leader of People’s Militia Forces in Kutkai Township
In office
1990–2010
Director of Office of the Attorney General
In office
1990–2010
Personal details
Born (1949-10-30) 30 October 1949 (age 74)
NationalityMyanmar
Political partyIndependent (2016–present) , Union Solidarity and Development Party (2010–2016)
SpouseYin May
Parent(s)T Khun Gaung, Phaw Jan Htu
ResidenceKutkai Township
OccupationLawyer, civil servant, militia leader, politician

Tang Bao Khun Myat , known as T Khun Myat (Burmese: တီခွန်မြတ် [tiː kʰʊ̀ɴ mjaʔ]; born 30 October 1949) is a Burmese politician, lawyer and civil servant of an ethic Kachin. He is the Speaker of the Assembly of Union; the bicameral joint parliament of Myanmar since 1 August 2018 and Speaker of the House of Representatives; the lower house of the Assembly of the Union since 22 March 2018. In both 2010 election and 2015 election, he contested and won the Kutkai Township constituency for a seat in the country's lower house.[1][2]

After the February 2021 coup by the military, according to Article (424) of the Constitution and Article (17) of the Pyithu Hluttaw Law, T Khun Myat continues to serve as the Speaker of Assembly of the Union and Speaker of the House of Representatives.[3]

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  3. ^ "Pyiyhu Hluttaw Law (2012)" (in Burmese).

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