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About Dr. Nyo Twan Awng

Brigadier General Nyo Twan Awng is the deputy leader of the United League of Arakan and the Vice Commander-in-Chief of the Arakan Army. Nyo Tun Aung was born Zaw Myo Thet on 4 March 1981 in Kyaukpyu, Rakhine State, Myanmar. During his teenage years, he attended medical studies in Yangon. He received his doctorate from Dagon University. In 2009, the Arakan Army was founded and Nyo became one of its first members, attending the group's first training session.