Twan Mrat Naing
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Major General Twan Mrat Naing is an Arakanese revolutionary and commander in chief of the Arakan Army, an ethnic armed organization based in Myanmar's Rakhine State.
General Twan Mrat Naing during an interview with Voice of America in 2024
Twan Mrat Naing giving a speech in 2016
Rakhine people
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The Rakhine or Arakanese are a Southeast Asian ethnic group in Myanmar forming the majority along the coastal region of present-day Rakhine State, although Rakhine communities also exist throughout th
Twan Mrat Naing
…formerly Arakan). Twan Mrat Naing has led the Arakan Army since its founding in 2009, and maintains the rank of Major General. Twan Mrat Naing is of Rakhine descent and commanded the Army from Laiza, Kachin State, where the Arakan Army's "temporary headquarters" were. After the Arakan Army occupied 70% of the Rakhine…
A Rakhine girl tosses water at revellers during the Thingyan.
Marma dancers
Statue of Nawarupa in Sittwe, chimeric creature in Rakhine mythology.
King Min Hti of Arakan