Dr Sai Mauk Kham is an ethnic Shan politician and one of the two Vice Presidents of Myanmar

Vice President of Burma

The Vice President of Burma also known as Vice President of Myanmar, is the second highest-ranking post in the government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The office was established by the 2008 Burmese constitution and ranks directly after the President...

. He was elected as Second Vice President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar on 4 February 2011, after defeating Aye Maung of the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party

Rakhine Nationalities Development Party

The Rakhine Nationalities Development Party is a political party in Myanmar , representing the interests of the Rakhine people in Rakhine State and Yangon Region. The party contested 44 seats, of which it won 35...

, by receiving 84% of the votes (140 of 167 votes) in the Amyotha Hluttaw

Amyotha Hluttaw

The Amyotha Hluttaw is the upper house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Burma . It consists of 224 member of which 168 are directly elected and 56 appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces. The last elections to the Amyotha Hluttaw were held in November 2010...

. He is a physician by profession, graduating from the Institute of Medicine, Mandalay (now the University of Medicine, Mandalay) in 1968. He also used to be the chairman of the Shan Literature and Culture Association. He runs a private clinic and manages a private hospital in Lashio Township

Lashio Township

Lashio Township is a township of Lashio District in the Shan State of eastern Burma. The principal town is Lashio located in Northern Shan State. Lashio is famous by its natural resources and it is mixed up with many ethnic groups such as Palaung, Wa, Chinese , Shan, Kachin....

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