Sai Mauk Kham

In this Burmese name, Sai is an honorific, not a given name.

Dr. Sai Mauk Kham (Shan: ၸၢႆးမွၵ်ႇၶမ်း, Burmese: စိုင်းမောက်ခမ်း [sáɪɰ̃ maʊʔ kʰáɰ̃]; born 17 August 1949) is a Burmese politician and physician who currently serves as a House of Representatives MP for Lashio Township constituency. He previously served as First Vice President of Myanmar from 1 July 2012 to 30 March 2016. He was elected as Second Vice President of Myanmar on 4 February 2011, defeating Aye Maung of the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party and receiving 84% of the votes (140 of 167 votes) in the Amyotha Hluttaw.^[1][2]

Dr. Sai Mauk Kham
စိုင်းမောက်ခမ်း
Mauk Kham in 2015
Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 March 2016
Constituency	Lashio Township
2nd First Vice President of Myanmar
In office 1 July 2012 – 30 March 2016 Serving with Nyan Tun
President	Thein Sein
Preceded by	Tin Aung Myint Oo
Succeeded by	Myint Swe
1st Second Vice President of Myanmar
In office 30 March 2011 – 1 July 2012 Serving with Tin Aung Myint Oo
President	Thein Sein
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Nyan Tun
Personal details
Born	(1949-08-17) 17 August 1949 (age 75) Muse, Shan State, Myanmar
Political party	Union Solidarity and Development Party
Spouse	Nang Shwe Hmone
Children	3, including Sai Si Tom Kham
Alma mater	University of Medicine, Mandalay
Occupation	Politician, Physician

Early life and education

Sai was born on 17 August 1949 in Muse, Shan State, Burma (now Myanmar) to a family of Shan descent. He is a physician by profession, having graduated from the Institute of Medicine, Mandalay (now the University of Medicine, Mandalay) in 1974.

Career

He also used to be the chairman of the Shan Literature and Culture Association.^[3] He runs a private clinic and manages a private hospital in Lashio Township.^[4]

Electoral fraud

In the 2015 general election, Sai Mauk Kham contested a Pyithu Hluttaw (lower house) seat in Lashio Township. There were allegations of voting fraud which pulled him forward, in a constituency where National League for Democracy (NLD) was expected to win.^[5] 11,815 advanced votes had arrived at Lashio’s election commission office at midnight on 9 November 2015, almost eight hours after the polls had closed and the ballot boxes had been sealed shut.^[5] Nearly all of the votes had gone to Sai Mauk Kham.^[5] The NLD, Shan Nationalities League for Democracy and Shan Nationalities Democratic Party filed a complaint with the Union Election Commission (UEC).^[5] The UEC responded by declaring that Sai Mauk Kham's victory was legal and that no fraud had taken place.^[6]

Personal life

Sai Mauk Kham is married to Nang Shwe Hmone.^[7] They have three children, including Sai Si Tom Kham, a pop singer.^[8]