Zura Begum

Zurah Begum, also known as Aye Nyunt, was one of the first two female legislators of the Union of Burma, along with Khin Kyi. She was a politician from Arakan State of Maungdaw, Burma (now Rakhine State, Myanmar). She was elected to the Parliament of Burma during the 1951 Burmese general election, as the representative of Maungdaw-2 constituency.

Early life
Zurah Begum was born on 10 April 1919 at Rupah Quarter, Akyab,Arakan from Parliamentary member U Poe Khaine aka Nasir Uddin and Daw Ma Ma.

In childhood, she studied at St.Anne's Covent in Sittwe until she finished grade seven. In 1937, she passed the university entrance exam from Sittwe Government High School. From 1937 to 1939, she studied pre-medicine at a medical school. Since she was not interested in the medical field, she transferred to a teacher's college in 1938-1939.

Political career
She served in the Chamber of Deputies with fellow Rohingya, Abul Khair (who represented Maungdaw-1). In the 1956 Burmese general election, she lost her seat to Khair.