Amyotha Hluttaw
The Amyotha Hluttaw (Burmese: အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော်, IPA: [ʔəmjóðá l̥ʊʔtɔ̀]; House of Nationalities) is the de jure upper house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 224 members, of which 168 are directly elected and 56 appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces. The last elections to the Amyotha Hluttaw were held in November 2015. At its second meeting on 3 February 2016, Mahn Win Khaing Than and Aye Thar Aung were elected Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw and Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw as a whole.
House of Nationalities အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော် Amyotha Hluttaw | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Upper house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw |
Term limits | 5 years; can serve for three consecutive years upon reelection |
| History | |
| Founded | 31 January 2011 |
| Preceded by | People's Assembly (1974–1988) |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | Vacant since 31 January 2021 |
Deputy Speaker | Vacant since 31 January 2021 |
| Seats | 224 MPs |
| Elections | |
Last Amyotha Hluttaw election | 8 November 2020 (annulled) |
| Meeting place | |
| Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Complex, Naypyidaw | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Politics of Myanmar |
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Myanmar portal
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After the coup d'état on 1 February 2021, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw was dissolved by Acting President Myint Swe, who declared a one-year state of emergency and transferred all legislative powers to Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing.