Duwa Lashi La

Duwa Lashi La (Burmese: ဒူဝါလရှီးလ; pronounced [dùwà làʃì là]; born 9 September 1950) is a Burmese politician and lawyer of Kachin descent and the president of the Kachin National Consultative Council.

In this Burmese name, Duwa is an honorific, not a given name.
In this Burmese name, the given name is Lashi La. There is no family name.
His Excellency
Duwa Lashi La
ဒူဝါလရှီးလ
Duwa Lashi La in 2023
Vice President and Acting President of the National Unity Government of Myanmar
Assumed office
16 April 2021
Prime MinisterMahn Win Khaing Than
Preceded byMahn Win Khaing Than (Acting Cabinet of CRPH)
Personal details
Born (1950-09-09) 9 September 1950
Mung Ji Village, Shan State, British Burma
Alma materUniversity of Yangon
Websitegov.nugmyanmar.org/acting-president-duwa-lashi-la/

Duwa Lashi La was named by the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, on 16 April 2021, as the vice-president in the National Unity Government of Myanmar, a parallel government to the State Administrative Council formed after the 2021 coup.

On 7 September 2021, Duwa Lashi La announced that the defensive war against the military junta had been launched and urged the citizens to revolt against the junta in every corner of the country.

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