Nay San Lwin

Nay San Lwin is a Rohingya man born in Buthidaung and raised in Rangoon. He was born into a family with deep roots in Burma; his great-grandfather was recognized as an indigenous Burmese citizen, both of his grandfathers held high rankings in the military, and his parents were civil servants in Myanmar. Further details about his education and life as a young man are not known.

As a Rohingya man himself, Nay San Lwin has dedicated his life to Rohingya activism. He consistently maintains his Facebook page, providing multiple daily updates about ongoing events in Myanmar, especially pertaining to injustices against the Rohingya people. He provides this up-to-date information in hopes of helping organizations and other governments combat the Rohingya genocide and persecution of Myanmar people as a whole. The efforts Nay San Lwin makes to educate the public has subjected him to public attacks from Myanmar’s central government, which accuses him of spreading misinformation about the actions of the Burmese military.

Nay San Lwin contributes to numerous additional campaigns for Rohingya and Myanmar people’s rights. He co-founded the Free Rohingya Coalition. Currently, Nay San Lwin works as the campaign and media relations coordinator for the coalition. He has published “Making Rohingya statelessness”, along with other work, as educational material about the discrimination against Rohingya people. He also serves as the Vice President of the Burmese Rohingya Association in Germany.