Su Su Lwin

Su Su Lwin (Burmese: စုစုလွင်‌ [suː suː lwɪ̀ɴ]; born 22 April 1952) a Burmese politician and current First Lady of Myanmar (Burma). She has been the incumbent MP for Thongwa Township in the House of Representatives since 2 May 2012. She is the wife of Htin Kyaw, the President of Myanmar.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Early life and Education

She spent her elementary school years in United States. She is the daughter of U Lwin, a former deputy prime minister of Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) regime as well as co-founder of National League for Democracy (NLD).^[7][8][9] She enrolled at the Rangoon Institute of Education and graduated with M.A degree, and had a post-graduate diploma from University of Sydney.^[3]

She married to Htin Kyaw in 1973. The couple have no children.^[10]

Career

Professional educator

Su Su Lwin had worked for over 10 years at Burma’s education research bureau after her graduation. She worked for UNICEF from 1990 to 2005 and later served as a freelance consultant for monastic education programs. She founded a local non-profit organization called Hantha Educators in 2006 that partnered with local influential monks and focused on improving traditional monastic education, early childhood care and development programs. Her organization stressed the importance of child-centered teaching and critical thinking.^[5]

Political career

Su Su Lwin was elected for a parliamentary seat in the lower house (Pyithu Hluttaw)'s Thongwa Township constituency, in 2012 by-elections and 2015 general election. She helped drafted the controversial National Education Bill, which in 2015 resulted in nationwide student protests. She previously served as Chairperson of the International Relations Committee of the House of Representatives.^[5][11]

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