Soe Myint

For the Burmese sports shooter, see Soe Myint (sport shooter).

Thakin Soe Myint (Burmese: သခင် စိုးမြင့်) was a Burmese politician and a leader of the National League for Democracy. Born in the Irrawaddy delta region in 1923, he first entered politics by joining the Dobama Asiayone branch at Myaungmya Township.^[2] He was a member of several political parties, including the People's Revolutionary Party, Myaungmya District Socialist Party, Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League, Socialist Party and People's Youth League.^[2] Most recently, he served as a member of the National League for Democracy's Central Executive Committee, joining in 1988, during the 8888 Uprising.^[3]

Thakin Soe Myint
သခင် စိုးမြင့်
Tha Khin Soe Myint
Member-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	South Okkalapa Township
Majority	33,959 (72%)[1]
Personal details
Born	16 August 1923 Myaungmya, Irrawaddy Province, British Burma
Died	20 May 2010 (2010-05-21) (aged 86) South Okkalapa Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Cause of death	Heart disease
Resting place	Yayway Cemetery, Yangon
Nationality	Burmese
Political party	National League for Democracy
Spouse	Aye Kywe
Children	Swe Swe Myint Maung Maung Myint Thit Thit Myint Cho Cho Myint Thin Thin Myint
Parent	Shein
Occupation	Politician

He died at his home in Yangon's South Okkalapa Township on 20 May 2010, of a heart attack.^[2] Soe Myint was cremated at Yangon's Yayway Cemetery on 22 May 2010.^[3]