Aung Kham Hti

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Wunna Kyawhtin
U Aung Kham Hti
အောင်ခမ်းထီ
Aung Kham Hti.jpg
Official portrait, 2023
Chairman of the Pa-O National Organisation
Incumbent
Assumed office
1976

U Aung Kham Hti [a] (born Khun Kee; [b] 27 April 1936) is a Burmese politician and former monk who has been the chairman of the Pa-O National Organisation (PNO) since 1976. Having served in this role for 49 years, Aung Kham Hti has been one of Myanmar's longest-serving ethnic leaders.

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On 11 April 1991, the PNO, under his leadership, agreed a ceasefire with the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council. The PNO was granted a number of business concessions and control over some territory in the southwest Shan State, which later became known as the Shan State (South) Special Region-6. [2] In April 2022, after the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Aung Kham Hti was awarded the title of Wunna Kyawhtin. [3]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Burmese: အောင်ခမ်းထီ, romanized: aaung hkam hte
  2. ↑ Burmese: ခွန်ကီး, romanized: hkwan khee

References

  1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=U5Z9AgAAQBAJ
  2. ↑ South, Ashley (2008). Ethnic Politics in Burma: States of Conflict. Oxon: Routledge. pp. 122–4. ISBN   978-0-203-89519-1.
  3. ↑ "'They are preparing for war': Forced recruiting by Pa-O militia in Shan". Frontier Myanmar. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.


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