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Nasir UddinCommunity leader, politician and member of Parliament
Also known as U Pho Khaing
Politics
An influential Muslim community leader associated with Akyab, also known as U Pho Khaing, who represented Akyab West in Burma's legislature in the early parliamentary period and was listed as a Member of the Legislative Council in 1947. He belonged to the early generation of Muslim political leaders in Arakan and is described as active in Arakan's political movement during the struggle for independence.
What he did
Independence struggle
Active in the political movement in Arakan during the struggle for independence.
1947
Listed as a Member of the Legislative Council, representing Akyab West.
His story
An early Muslim legislator for Akyab West
Nasir Uddin, also known as U Pho Khaing, was an influential Muslim community leader associated with Akyab. Historical records identify him as a member of Burma's legislature representing Akyab West during the early parliamentary period. He was listed as a Member of the Legislative Council in 1947.
Nasir Uddin was part of the early generation of Muslim political leaders who participated in Burma's parliamentary system following independence. His representation of Akyab West is significant in the history of Muslim political participation in Arakan. Historical accounts also describe U Pho Khaing as active in the political movement in Arakan during the struggle for independence.
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