Boss Ko (14 October 1974 – 24 December 2021) was a Burmese politician who served as acting

Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union ter ...

Kayah State Kayah State (, ), or Karenni State, is a state of Myanmar. Situated in eastern Myanmar, it is bounded on the north by Shan State, on the east by Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, and on the south and west by Kayin State. It lies approximately b ...

, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation for Kayah State and Kayah State Parliament MP for

Demoso Township Demoso Township () is a township in Demoso District in the western part of Kayah State in Myanmar. The township has two towns- the principal town of Demoso and the town of Nanmekhon, which combined comprise a total of five urban wards. The townshi ...

Constituency No. 2.

Early life and education

Boss Ko was born on 14 October 1974 in Puphar village,

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, Myanm to parents U Thung and Mushi. He finished high school in

Loikaw Loikaw (, ) is the largest city and the capital of Kayah State, also known as Karenni State, in Myanmar. It is located in the Karen Hills area, near the State's northern tip, just above an embayment on the Pilu River. The inhabitants are mostly K ...

Political career

He was a member of the National League for Democracy Party. In the 2015 Myanmar general election, he contested the Demoso Township constituency No. 2 for Kayah State Parliament and won a seat. He was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation for Kayah State on 7 April 2016, and acting Chief Minister on 3 September 2020 by President Win Myint, after chief minister L Phaung Sho was relieved from post. He served until the 1 February 2021 military coup d'état in Myanmar. He was detained by the military council after the coup.

Later life and death

Ko died on 24 December 2021, at the age of 47 after he escaped from prison.ကယား ခေတ္တဝန်ကြီးချုပ် ဦးဘော့စ်ကို ကွယ်လွန်

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boss Ko 1974 births 2021 deaths Government ministers of Myanmar National League for Democracy politicians Region or state chief ministers of Myanmar People from Kayah State