Mala Htun

Mala Htun
Born(1969-08-23)August 23, 1969
DiedJanuary 24, 2025(2025-01-24) (aged 55)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Awards
  • Andrew Carnegie Fellow
  • Best Dissertation on women and politics, APSA
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

Mala Nani Htun (August 23, 1969 – January 24, 2025) was an American political scientist. She was a professor of political science at the University of New Mexico. Htun studied comparative politics, particularly women's rights and the politics of race and ethnicity with a focus on Latin America.