Zaw Myint Maung

Zaw Myint Maung (; 11 December 1951 – 7 October 2024) was a Burmese politician, physician and political prisoner who served as Chief Minister of Mandalay Region and Mandalay Region MP for Amarapura Township.

Early life and education Zaw Myint Maung graduated with a medical degree from the Institute of Medicine, Mandalay, in 1979. During his medical career, he worked in Sagaing Division's Yuthitgyi Hospital and served as a demonstrator in the biochemistry department at the University of Medicine, Mandalay, formerly known as the Institute of Medicine, Mandalay from 1983 to 1988. He was released on 21 February 2009. Authorities charged him with corruption, incitement and violating COVID restrictions. Zaw Myint Maung, who had been diagnosed with leukemia in 2019, was imprisoned at Obo Prison in Mandalay.

On 6 October 2024, the day before his death, a statement was released announcing that the military council had granted a full pardon for all the charges for which he had been imprisoned. On the morning of 8 October, at 10 a.m., Zaw Myint Maung's body was taken from his home in Pyigyidagun Township, Mandalay, to the Taung-Inn-Myaung-Inn cemetery for burial. Tens of thousands of locals, with nearly the entire town in attendance, joined the funeral procession. The military council restricted access to the cemetery, permitting only family members and close relatives inside. It is reported that Zaw Myint Maung's funeral was the most significant and crowded in Mandalay, after the grand funeral of Shwe Man Tin Maung.