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Sui Khar
Foreign Minister of the State of Chinland
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2024
Preceded byEstablished
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Born~1962
Chin state

Sui Khar (also known as Dr. Sui or Papa Sui) is a prominent Chin scholar, revolutionist, and ethnic rights advocate. He presently serves as foreign minister of the newly formed Chin State Government, having been nominated by the Chinland Council on 1 February 2024[1][2][3] and as Vice-chairman 2 of the Chin National Front (CNF).[4][5][2][3][6][7]

Life

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Born in Thantlang Chin State, Burma,[8] Dr. Sui attended a medical school that was interrupted by a nationwide student uprising in 1988. As a student activist, he co-founded the Chin National Front, a Chin ethnic armed group on the Indo-Burma border, to oppose Myanmar's ruthless repression of student uprisings.

In 1995 and 1997, he was reported as the 'Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the CNF' and represented it at the National Council of the Union of Burma.[8][9] In 2007, he was serving as the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Ethnic Nationalities Council (ENC)[10] and by 2012, he was serving as its General Secretary.[11] In 2015, he was Secretary General II of the CNF.[12] Between 2016 and 2018, he was serving as the Secretary of the Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee – Union Level (JMC-U) under the United Nations[13][14][15][16] and as the Assistant General Secretary 1 of the CNF.[17][18][19][20]

While involved in the armed struggle, Dr. Sui was active in the ethnic and indigenous rights movement not only in Myanmar but across Asia. In 2008, Dr. Sui co-wrote an article on Burma for the IWGIA.[21] From 2008 until 2016, Dr. Sui chaired the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), a group of 47 groups from 14 Asian countries. He played an important part in the establishment of the Myanmar Indigenous Peoples Network in 2013. He also served as a board member of numerous local human rights organizations. 

Dr. Sui now serves as Vice-chairman 2 of the Chin National Front (CNF) and since appointment by the Chinland Council on 1 February 2024 as the Foreign Minister of the State of Chinland. In an interview with the Diplomat, Dr. Sui assesses that the Burmese Army could be defeated in the Myanmar civil war within three years. He also asserts that China's factor hinders the implementation of the BURMA Act passed by the US Senate in 2023.[6] He also supports cooperation with the National Unity Government, a parallel government established by other insurgent groups, the National League for Democracy and other parties.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Chinland Council Forms New Government in Chin State – Khonumthung Media Group". 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  2. ^ a b "Chinland Council announces formation of new government". 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  3. ^ a b "Chin National Front Leader: Myanmar Military Regime Will Fall in 3 Years". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  4. ^ Kapoor, Kanupriya (November 14, 2023). "Myanmar rebels, battling junta, seek to control border with India". Reuters.
  5. ^ Chanchinmawia (November 17, 2023). "With drones and dawn assault, Myanmar's Chin rebels open new front". Reuters.
  6. ^ a b Ronnie, Altaf Parvez,Ashfaque (2024-02-17). "Entire Burma is now a frontline of resistance". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2024-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "India can help shape a neighbour: Chin National Front leader on Myanmar Spring Revolution". DefenceHub | Global Military & Security Forum. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  8. ^ a b "Terror campaign in Chin state". January 1997.
  9. ^ Affairs, United States Congress Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban (1996). The Burma Freedom and Democracy Act of 1995—S. 1511: Hearing Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, on S. 1511, to Impose Sanctions of Burma, May 22, 1996. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-16-053631-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Burmese Ethnic Nationalities Council". orfonline.org. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  11. ^ "Ethnic Council calls for Burma Army to stop attacks on Kachin". September 14, 2012.
  12. ^ Van Biak Thang, Salai (1 August 2015). "Joint Statement of the Chin National Front and Chin Human Rights Organization on the unfolding natural disaster in Chin State and western Burma" (PDF).
  13. ^ Solution, Pro-X. Software. "NCA-S EAO | Interview with Dr. Sui Khar, the Secretary (1) of JMC-U". NCA-S EAO. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  14. ^ "News – Majority of Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee Complaints are Territorial Disputes". data.unhcr.org. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  15. ^ Nyein, Nyein (July 6, 2017). "Majority of Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee Complaints are Territorial Disputes".
  16. ^ Nyien, Nyien (July 7, 2017). "Ceasefire Monitoring Committee Criticized as ABSDF Member Awaits Sentencing".
  17. ^ Hintharnee (12 May 2017). "New Mon State Party to Sign Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement".
  18. ^ ""The NLD will win the elections" | Heinrich Böll Stiftung". www.boell.de. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  19. ^ Haokip, TS Letkhosei (2018-08-30). Ethnicity and Insurgency in Myanmar /Burma: A Comparative Study of the Kuki – Chin and Karen Insurgencies. Educreation Publishing.
  20. ^ Mark, SiuSue (2023-05-31). Forging the Nation: Land Struggles in Myanmar's Transition Period. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-9532-7.
  21. ^ NILSSON, Christina; ERNI, Christian; KHAR, Sui (2008). "Burma: Country profiles". Burma: Country Profiles (123): 341–346. ISSN 0105-4503.
  22. ^ "Chinland Government Kicks Off 100 Day Plan". Retrieved 2024-02-18.


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