U Shwe Maung is a Rohingya rights activist and former
politician who represented Buthidaung Township in Myanmar’s Pyithu Hluttaw, the
lower house of parliament, as a member of the Union Solidarity and Development
Party (USDP) from 2011 to 2015. He currently serves as President and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of the Arakan Institute for Peace and Human Rights (AiPAH)
and Chairperson of the Arakan Rohingya National Congress (ARNC). He is also
identified as President of the Arakan Institute...