Salai Lian Luai

Salai Lian Luai (ဆလိုင်းလျန်လွယ်), a lawyer-turned-politician who served as Chief Minister of Chin State, the head of Chin State Government.

He received a law degree from Yangon University and served as a lawyer for various government offices in Yangon, Mandalay and Sagaing regions, as well as in Chin State. In his last role as a civil servant, he worked as a Tamu District legal officer.

Political career
In the 2015 election, he contested and won the No 2 spot for Falam Township in the State Hluttaw as a new member of the National League for Democracy.

In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, he was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces. Now he is in India

Personal life
Salai is an ethnic Chin and practicing Baptist. Luai took shelter in Mizoram following the military coup in Myanmar.