Deputy Minister H.E. Dr. Ngai Tam Maung
Supporting those in need or trying circumstances by upholding a humanitarian sense is not only a moral practice linked with human dignity but also an act that should be performed by all human beings.
He graduated from the University of Veterinary Science with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc), and a Master of Divinity (MDiv) from the Myanmar Institute of Theology, Yangon. Subsequently, he received a Master of Art in Counselling (MAC) from the Counselling School of Singapore Bible College, Singapore.
While serving as an assistant pastor at the Cho Baptist Church established by the Chin people from Kanpalet Township and Mindat Township, he has engaged in Christian Literature translation. He also provided free counselling services and occasionally taught Basic Counselling Skills for Laymen to NGO/CSO staffs. During the devastating landslides of August 2015, he and his colleagues travelled and helped affected people in several villages and provided physical and mental support. After witnessing the great losses and sufferings by the people who are the victims of not only natural disaster but also of corrupted political system for several decades, he decided to enter into politics and was determined to contribute to the nation-building process eradicating dictatorship in the country. In 2019, he became an executive committee member of NLD for Mindat District, and was eventually elected to the Amyotha Hluttaw in the 2020 general election representing No (6) constituency in Mindat Township.
After the coup, on 23rd Feb 2021, He organized other MPs, CDMers and strike leaders and established Mindat Township People’s Administrative Body and he is currently still serving as Patron. He is also a member of the Interim Chin National Consultative Council (ICNCC). He served as a chairman of the Chin Humanitarian and Relief Committee (CHRC) and a representative of ICNCC to the Joint Coordination Committee (Humanitarian Assistance) of National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC).