Amyotha Hluttaw

House of Nationalities

အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော်

Amyotha Hluttaw
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years; can serve for three consecutive years upon reelection
History
Founded31 January 2011 (2011-01-31)
Preceded byPeople's Assembly (1974–1988)
Leadership
Vacant
since 31 January 2021
Deputy Speaker
Vacant
since 31 January 2021
Seats224 MPs
Elections
Last Amyotha Hluttaw election
8 November 2020 (annulled)
Meeting place
Hluttaw Complex, Naypyidaw
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Complex, Naypyidaw
Website
www.amyothahluttaw.gov.mm

The Amyotha Hluttaw (Burmese: အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော်, IPA: [ʔəmjóðá l̥ʊʔtɔ̀]; House of Nationalities) is the de jure upper house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 224 members, of which 168 are directly elected and 56 appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces. The last elections to the Amyotha Hluttaw were held in November 2015.[1] At its second meeting on 3 February 2016, Mahn Win Khaing Than and Aye Thar Aung were elected Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw and Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw as a whole.[2]

After the coup d'état on 1 February 2021, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw was dissolved by Acting President Myint Swe, who declared a one-year state of emergency and transferred all legislative powers to Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing.[3]

House of Nationalities Building
  1. ^ "Myanmar election commission publishes election final results". Xinhuanet. 17 November 2010. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Burma's parliament opens new session". BBC News. 31 January 2011.
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