Naw Zipporah Sein (Burmese: နော်စီဖိုးရာစိန် 1955 – 24 July 2024) was a Burmese Karen political activist who served as Vice-President of the Karen National Union.

Zipporah Sein
နီၢ်စံးဖိရၣ်စ့
Vice-President of the Karen National Union
In office
December 2012 [1] – April 2017
Preceded byDavid Tharkabaw
Succeeded bySaw Kwe Htoo Win
General Secretary of the Karen National Union
In office
October 2008 – December 2012
Preceded byPadoh Mahn Sha Lah Phan
Succeeded bySaw Kwe Htoo Win
Personal details
Born1955 (1955)
Karen State, Burma
Died (aged 69)
Mae Sariang, Thailand
NationalityKaren
Political partyKaren National Union
ParentTamla Baw
OccupationPolitician

Life and career

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Zipporah Sein was born in 1955 in Kayin State, Burma, and trained as a teacher before fleeing to Thailand in 1995. From 1998 to 2008, she was the coordinator and executive secretary of the Karen Women's Organization, which describes its mission as helping Karen women refugees.[2] She has been called a "heroine" by the Political Heroes website.[3]

Sein died from ovarian cancer at her home in Mae Sariang on 24 July 2024, at the age of 69.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "KNU - About Us". Knuhq.org. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Karen Women Organisation". Karenwomen.org. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Leader - Naw Zipporah Sein". Political Heroes. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Former KNU Vice President Padoh Naw Zipporah Sein Passes Away". Karen News. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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