B U R M A U P D A T E

21 January 2011

LIST OF 388 NON-ELECTED MPS - MILITARY PARLIAMENTARIANS

All three state-owned newspapers of this morning’s issue published the list of 110 mili-
tary personnel to serve as military representatives in the Pyithu Hluttaw ( House of
Representatives ) and 56 military personnel to serve as military representatives in the
Amyotha Hluttaw ( House of Nationalities ) as nominated by the Commander-in-Chief of
Burma’s Defence Services.

This morning’s newspapers also published the list of military personnel to serve as military
representatives in the 7 State Hluttaws and 7 Region Hluttaws totaling 222.

Thus altogether 388 military personnel will be present in Pyithu Hluttaw, Amyotha Hlut-
taw and 7 State Hluttaws and 7 Region Hluttaws.

This is in accordance with the stipulation of the 2008 State Constitution, which provides
that 25 per cent of the seats in each Hluttaw ( parliament ) must be given to military
personnel nominated by the Commander-in-Chief.

Surprisingly among the 110 military representatives in the Pyithu Hluttaw and the 56 mili-
tary representatives in the Amyotha Hluttaw, the highest military personnel are of Colonel
ranks.

Out of 110 military representatives in the Pyithu Hluttaw, there are 3 colonels, 104 ma-
jors and 3 captains. And out of 56 military representatives in the Amyotha Hluttaw, 2 are
found to be colonels and 54 are majors.

Similarly, among the 222 military personnel in the 7 State hluttaws and 7 Region hlut-
taws, only one is found to be a Brigadier General and the rest are majors and captains.

Now naturally the most important question has arisen in the minds of political observers.
That question is none other than the one concerning the fate of Senior General Than
Shwe and Vice-Senior General Maung Aye since both of them are neither among the
elected representatives to the parliament nor among the military representatives to the
parliament.

Does it mean both the two most powerful men who had ruled Burma for 22 years jointly
up to now would be faded out of Burma’s future political arena? Nobody could answer this
question for now.

Among those elected to the Pyithu Hluttaw on November 7, 2010 elections, the two
highest persons, who belong to the top echelon of the Burma military regime were Ex-
General Thura Shwe Mann, former Joint Chief of Staff of Burma Defence Services and Ex-
General Thein Sein, the current Prime Minister.

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