Naw Zipporah Sein
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| Zipporah Sein | |
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| နော်စီဖိုးရာစိန် | |
| Vice-President of the Karen National Union | |
| Assumed office December 2012 [1] |
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| Preceded by | David Tharkabaw |
| General Secretary of the Karen National Union | |
| In office October 2008 – December 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Padoh Mahn Sha Lah Phan |
| Succeeded by | Saw Kwe Htoo Win |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 (age 59–60) Karen State, Burma |
| Nationality | Myanmarese |
| Political party | Karen National Union |
| Parents | Tamla Baw |
| Occupation | Politician |
- In this Burmese name, Naw is an honorific.
Naw Zipporah Sein (Burmese: နော်စီဖိုးရာစိန်) is a Karen political activist and Vice-President of the Karen National Union. Zipporah Sein was born in 1955 in Kayin State, Burma, and trained as a teacher before fleeing to Thailand in 1995. From 1998 to 2008, she was the coordinator and executive secretary of the Karen Women's Organization, which describes its mission as helping Karen women refugees.[2] She has been called a "heroine" by the Political Heroes website.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "KNU - About Us". Knuhq.org. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "Karen Women Organisation". Karenwomen.org. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "Leader - Naw Zipporah Sein". Political Heroes. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
External links[edit]
- Biography on the Asian-Eurasian Human Rights Forum
- Zipparh Sein's Facebook Page
- Karen Women's Organization
- 1000 Peace-women: Naw Zipporah Sein.
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