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Zayar Thaw (Kyaw Kyaw) was born on 26 March, 1981 in Yangon, Burma, is a Burmese politician and hip hop artist (1981–2022). Discover Zayar Thaw's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 41 years old?

Popular As Kyaw Kyaw
Occupation Musician, politician
Age 41 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 26 March 1981
Birthday 26 March
Birthplace Yangon, Burma
Date of death 23 July, 2022
Died Place Insein Prison, Yangon, Myanmar
Nationality Myanmar

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His wife is Thazin Nyunt Aung

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Parents Mya Thaw (father)Khin Win May (mother)
Wife Thazin Nyunt Aung
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Zayar Thaw Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Zayar Thaw worth at the age of 41 years old? Zayar Thaw’s income source is mostly from being a successful Musician. He is from Myanmar. We have estimated Zayar Thaw's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Musician

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1981

Phyo Zeya Thaw (ဖြိုးဇေယျာသော်, also called Zeya Thaw ; 26 March 1981 – 23 July 2022) was a Burmese politician and hip-hop artist who was detained and executed for the perceived anti-government messages of his lyrics.

Amnesty International named Phyo Zeya Thaw a prisoner of conscience.

Phyo Zeya Thaw was a member of Pyithu Hluttaw, the Lower House of the Burmese parliament.

Phyo Zeya Thaw was born on 26 March 1981 in Yangon, Myanmar to Mya Thaw, a former rector and his wife Khin Win May, a dentist.

Phyo Zeya Thaw attended high school at BEHS No. 6 Botahtaung.

1999

Phyo Zeya Thaw enrolled at the University of Pharmacy, Mandalay in 1999, then switched to distance education at the Yadanabon University in 2000, and graduated with B.A (English) in 2003.

2000

In 2000, Phyo Zeya Thaw's band Acid released Burma's first hip-hop album.

Despite predictions of failure by many in the Burmese music industry, the album, Beginning, remained in the number one position of the Burmese charts for more than two months.

A Democratic Voice of Burma reporter described Phyo Zeya Thaw's music as blending a "combative, angry style with indigenous poeticism".

The band's repertoire has been said to contain many "thinly veiled attacks on the regime".

The Independent stated that while the band "focused on the mundane, their lyrics inevitably touched on the hardships of life in Burma, drawing them into dangerous territory."

Phyo Zeya Thaw also became known early on for his social activism.

At one concert, Phyo Zeya Thaw teamed with poets Saw Wai and Aung Way to raise money for a charity for HIV-positive orphans founded by the comedian Zarganar.

Along with fellow rapper Nge Nge, Phyo Zeya Thaw also visited Zarganar's orphanages to help teach English to the children.

Phyo Zeya Thaw was one of four founding members of Generation Wave, a youth movement opposed to the State Peace and Development Council, Burma's military rulers.

2007

The group was founded on 9 October 2007, following the anti-government protests popularly known as the Saffron Revolution, and used graffiti and pamphlets to spread pro-democracy messages.

Phyo Zeya Thaw reportedly developed one of the group's more widespread campaigns, bumper stickers reading "Change New Government" to apply to cars carrying "CNG" stickers (for "compressed natural gas").

The group also circulated anti-government films, including Rambo, in which the titular character battles Tatmadaw (Burmese military) soldiers in Karen State.

The film had been banned by the government for portraying the SPDC and its soldiers in a negative light.

2008

As of February 2010, about thirty members of the group had been imprisoned, including Phyo Zeya Thaw, who was arrested at a Yangon restaurant with friends on 12 March 2008.

In April, Phyo Zeya Thaw's Acid co-founder Yan Yan Chan was also arrested.

Phyo Zeya Thaw was allegedly beaten during his interrogation.

On 20 November 2008, he was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for breaking State Law and Order Restoration Council Law No. 6/88, "illegal organizing under the Unlawful Association Act".

Amnesty International described this statute as "a vaguely worded law whose sweeping provisions can be interpreted as making it illegal to set up any kind of organization".

Phyo Zeya Thaw was given an additional year's imprisonment for possession of foreign currency, as Phyo Zeya Thaw had been carrying approximately $20 USD in Thai baht, Singapore dollars, and Malaysian ringgit at the time of Phyo Zeya Thaw's arrest.

Before his sentencing, Phyo Zeya Thaw told reporters, "I feel sad, but not because of my imprisonment... I feel sad for the future of our country and people when I think about these facts. These words come from my heart. I wish to say to people, 'Have the courage to reject the things you don’t like, and even if you don’t dare to openly support the right thing, don’t support the wrong thing.' " Phyo Zeya Thaw sentence was condemned by Amnesty International, who named him a prisoner of conscience and called for his immediate release.

2011

Phyo Zeya Thaw served out his sentence at Kawthaung prison and was released on 17 May 2011.

In August 2011, Phyo Zeya Thaw was banned by the Mingala Taungnyunt Township Police Station from performing at a stage show on Kandawgyi Lake's Hmyawzin Island.

Phyo Zeya Thaw was a member of the National League for Democracy.

2012

Phyo Zeya Thaw, along with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, were elected to the lower house on 1 April 2012.

In November 2021 Phyo Zeya Thaw was arrested by the Myanmar military junta and was sentenced to death in January 2022.

In June 2022, the junta announced that Phyo Zeya Thaw's execution was imminent.

On 23 July 2022, Phyo Zeya Thaw and three other democratic activists (among them Kyaw Min Yu) were executed.

In the 2012 Myanmar by-elections, Phyo Zeya Thaw contested the Pobbathiri Township constituency for a seat in the House of Representatives, the country's lower house, and won the seat that Tin Aung Myint Oo vacated in 2011.

2015

In the 2015 Myanmar general election, Phyo Zeya Thaw contested the Zabuthiri Township constituency and won a House of Representatives seat.

In November 2021, Phyo Zeya Thaw was arrested by the Myanmar military junta and charged with planning attacks on junta targets under the Counterterrorism Law and the Public Property Protection Act.

In January 2022, Phyo Zeya Thaw was sentenced to death.

The junta announced that Phyo Zeya Thaw's execution was imminent in June 2022, and on 23 July 2022, it was announced that Phyo Zeya Thaw had been executed alongside three others, including democracy activist Kyaw Min Yu.

The organizations Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International reacted with shock.

The Asia director of Human Rights Watch, Elaine Pearson, spoke of politically motivated trials and pointed out that the families of the condemned had only learned of the executions through media reports.