Nay Phone Latt

Nay Phone Latt
MP
နေဘုန်းလတ်
Member of the Yangon Region Hluttaw
for Thingangyun Township
Assumed office
8 February 2016
Personal details
Born
Nay Myo Kyaw

(1980-06-28) 28 June 1980 (age 44)
Yangon, Myanmar
Political partyNational League for Democracy
SpousePyone Thar Myint
Alma materYangon Technological University
Occupation
  • Blogger
  • Politician
AwardsPEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
Websitewww.nayphonelatt.com
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Nay Phone Latt (Burmese: နေဘုန်းလတ်; born Nay Myo Kyaw on 28 June 1980) is a Burmese blogger and activist, currently serving as a Yangon Region Hluttaw MP for Thingangyun Township. He was a recipient of PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award[1] and selected for 2010 Time 100 list under Hero Categories.[2] From 2008 to 2012, he was detained at Hpa-An Prison and was listed as a political prisoner by Assistance Association for Political Prisoners of Burma.[3]

  1. ^ "The 2010 TIME 100". Time. 2010-04-29. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
  2. ^ Bono (2010-04-29). "Heroes". Time. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  3. ^ "Data - Political Prisoners List". Assistance Association for Political Prisoners of Burma. Archived from the original on 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2011-11-22.

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