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Lei Lei Maw (Burmese: လဲ့လဲ့မော်; also spelt Lae Lae Maw) is a Burmese politician and a medical doctor who served as Chief Minister of Tanintharyi Region and Taninthayi Region Parliament MP for Thayetchaung Township Constituency No. 1. She was removed from her chief minister position for corruption on 11 March 2019. She is the second of only two women chief ministers appointed by President Htin Kyaw. Lei Lei Maw is the first chief minister to be charged with corruption since the NLD government, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, took power in 2016.

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