Aung Moe Nyo was born on December 13, 1958, in Pwintbyu to parents U Nyo and Daw Nyein. He graduated from the Rangoon Institute of Medicine in 1982 and started his own clinic. He won a seat in the 1990 general election and voluntarily resigned from the National League for Democracy the same year. He was arrested by the military in 1998 – being kept without trial in military prisons called “guest-houses” – and was released in 2001. He was then elected as a lower house parliament member in 2012 and re-elected for the Pwintphyu township. He became the Chief Minister of the Magway Region in 2016. He has recently been wrongfully charged with corruption, bribery, and incitement by the Junta. He was initially under house arrest on the day of the coup and accused of contributing to voter fraud. He was given further sentences after posting a Facebook video condemning the Junta’s crackdown on the public. Now, he faces up to 90 years in prison if convicted of every count he has been accused of.