Nay Phone Latt

Nay Phone Latt
နေဘုန်းလတ်
Member of the Yangon Region Hluttaw
for Thingangyun Township
Assumed office
8 February 2016
Personal details
Born
Nay Myo Kyaw

(1980-06-28) 28 June 1980
Yangon, Myanmar
Political partyNational League for Democracy
SpousePyone Thar Myint
Alma materYangon Technological University
Occupation
  • Blogger
  • Politician
AwardsPEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
Criminal chargeViolation of the Electronics Act
Criminal penalty20 years, 6 months in prison
Criminal statusPardoned
Websitewww.nayphonelatt.com

Nay Phone Latt (Burmese: နေဘုန်းလတ်; born Nay Myo Kyaw on 28 June 1980) is a Burmese blogger and activist, currently serving as a Yangon Region Hluttaw MP for Thingangyun Township. He was a recipient of PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award and selected for 2010 Time 100 list under Hero Categories. From 2008 to 2012, he was detained at Hpa-An Prison and was listed as a political prisoner by Assistance Association for Political Prisoners of Burma.