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MYANMAR
Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities)

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARLIAMENTARY CHAMBER

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Parliament name (generic / translated) Pyidaungsu Hluttaw / Assembly of the Union Parliamentary building
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Structure of parliament Bicameral
Chamber name (generic / translated) Amyotha Hluttaw / House of Nationalities
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Pyithu Hluttaw / House of Representatives
Affiliation to the IPU Yes
Affiliation date(s) 1948 - 1963 (Burma)
2012 -
LEADERSHIP
President

Mahn Winn Khaing Thann (M) 

Notes Elected on 3 Feb. 2016.
Secretary General Kyaw Soe (Parliament) (M) 
Kyi Min (House of Nationalities) (M) 
Notes Mr. Kyaw Soe: Director General of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Mr. Kyi Min: Director General of Amyotha Hluttaw
COMPOSITION
Members (statutory / current number) 224 / 224
PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN

Percentage of women
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Women (current number) 23 (10.27%)
Mode of designation directly elected 168
appointed 56
Notes Directly elected members: 12 representatives from each region or territory and one representative from each self-administered division/zone.
Appointed members: 56 members who are Defence Services personnel are nominated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services; four representatives from each region or territory.
Term 5 years
Last renewal dates 8 November 2015
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Address House of Nationalities
Amyotha Hluttaw
Yaza Htarni Road
Nay Pyi Taw
Myanmar
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Phone (95) 67 40 90 75 (Parliament Office)
67 59 12 15 (Parliament Office)
67 59 11 99 (House of Nationalities)
Fax (95) 67 40 92 39 (Parliament Office)
67 69 54 6 (Parliament Office)
67 59 12 18 (Parliament Office)
67 59 10 04 (House of Nationalities)
E-mail dg@pds.hluttaw.net
amyothahluttaw@gmail.com
ir.dept@pds.hluttaw.net
Website http://www.myanmarparliament.gov.mm/
http://www.amyothahluttaw.gov.mm/

This page was last updated on 25 September 2017
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