Zin Mar Aung (Burmese: ဇင်မာအောင်; born 14 June 1976) is a Burmese politician, activist, and former political inmate who is serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the National Unity Government of Myanmar.

Zin Mar Aung is a Burmese civil society and political activist and a former prisoner of conscience. She was born in 1976 in Rangoon. While a university student in the 1990s, Zin Mar Aung became active in the opposition to Burma’s military government.

Feb 28, 2024 · These groups "have regained almost 60 to 70 percent of the territory," opposition foreign minister Zin Mar Aung told FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman about the ongoing conflict. Three years after the...

Zin Mar Aung (Burmese: ဇင်မာအောင်; born 14 June 1976) is a Burmese activist. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She received the International Women of Courage Award from the U.S State Department in 2012.

Feb 12, 2024 · Zin Mar Aung—a former political prisoner and a key figure in Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement—has embarked on a series of visits in the US, shedding light on her country’s resilient fight for democracy.

2 days ago · Zin Mar Aung, foreign minister of Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG), the opposition in exile, has just begun a tour of Germany and France. Her aim is to convince European governments to become more actively involved in the Myanmar crisis, both in humanitarian and security terms.

She was general secretary of the central women committee of the National League for Democracy (NLD). She was also a country representative for ASEAN Women Peace Registry (AWPR). Currently, she is a member of the Committee Representing Pyidaung Hluttaw (CRPH) and Union Foreign Minister of the National Unity Government (NUG).

“T HE VERY FIRST PERIOD OF PRISON LIFE is the most terrible,” says Burmese democracy activist Zin Mar Aung of the 11 years she spent in a Myanmar political prison, with the first nine spent in solitary confinement.

Zin Mar Aung is a Burmese civil society and political activist and a former prisoner of conscience. She was born in 1976 in Rangoon. While a university student in the 1990s, Zin Mar Aung became active in the opposition to Burma’s military government.

Nov 29, 2023 · The sudden escalation of the civil war triggered by what opposition forces term "Operation 1027," named for the date it began in late October, has the regime reeling, Zin Mar Aung of the National...