Global InformationZura Begum information
Zurah Begum MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Union Parliament from Maungdaw-2 | |
| In office 1951–1956 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1919 Akyab,Arakan |
| Died | 1990 (aged 70–71) Yangon,Myanmar |
| Political party | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
| Alma mater | Medic,BT |
Zurah Begum, also known as Aye Nyunt, was one of the first two female legislators of the Union of Burma, along with Khin Kyi. She was a politician from Arakan State of Maungdaw, Burma (now Rakhine State, Myanmar). She was elected to the Parliament of Burma during the 1951 Burmese general election, as the representative of Maungdaw-2 constituency.[1][2][3]
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