Sai Mauk Kham
Dr. Sai Mauk Kham is a Burmese politician and physician who currently serves as a House of Representatives MP for Lashio Township constituency. He previously served as First Vice President of Myanmar from 1 July 2012 to 30 March 2016. He was elected as Second Vice President of Myanmar on 4 February 2011, defeating Aye Maung of the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party and receiving 84% of the votes in the Amyotha Hluttaw.
Sai was born on 17 August 1949 in Muse, Shan State, Burma to a family of Shan descent. He is a physician by profession, having graduated from the Institute of Medicine, Mandalay in 1974.
Career
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.
Electoral fraud
In the 2015 general election, Sai Mauk Kham contested a Pyithu Hluttaw seat in Lashio Township. There were allegations of voting fraud which pulled him forward, in a constituency where National League for Democracy was expected to win. 11,815 advanced votes had arrived at Lashio’s election commission office at midnight on 9 November 2015, almost eight hours after the polls had closed and the ballot boxes had been sealed shut. Nearly all of the votes had gone to Sai Mauk Kham. The NLD, Shan Nationalities League for Democracy and Shan Nationalities Democratic Party filed a complaint with the Union Election Commission. The UEC responded by declaring that Sai Mauk Kham's victory was legal and that no fraud had taken place.
Personal life
Sai Mauk Kham is married to Nang Shwe Hmone. They have three children, including Sai Si Tom Kham, a pop singer.