Zura Begum

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Zura Begum MP
Member of the Union Parliament from Maungdaw-2
In office
1951–1956
In this Burmese name, the given name is Zura Begum. There is no family name.

Zura Begum (Rohingya) , also known as Aye Nyunt, was one of the first two female legislators of the Union of Burma, along with Khin Kyi. She was a politician from Arakan State of Maungdaw, Burma (now Rakhine State, Myanmar). She was elected to the Parliament of Burma during the 1951 Burmese general election, as the representative of Maungdaw-2 constituency.[1][2] https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/foreign-affairs/2017/09/15/rohingya-woman-myanmar-parliament

References
  1. http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs08/mag_arakan01-09.pdf
  2. "Rohingya the Future Looks Grim (1) [Compatibility Mode] - Documents".

https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/foreign-affairs/2017/09/15/rohingya-woman-myanmar-parliament

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