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| - Nyān Phyú (Rajian: File:Rajian NI.pngFile:Rajian NA.png File:Rajian P.pngFile:Rajian HI.pngFile:Rajian U.png) is a Rajian politician who serves as the current First Minister of Rajia as well as the Chairperson of the Rajian National Party. He previously served as the Governor for Rangoon from 1994-2009, before succeeding RJP Chairman Min Thaung as in 2012 at the party's congress. The brother of former First Minister Nyan Kya and a member of the Nyan Dynasty, Nyan served in various government roles in the 1980's and 1990's, entering the Royal Chamber of Representatives in 1990 under his brother's administration. He stepped down from the Hluttaw in 1994 when he was appointed the RJP's choice for Governor for the Rangoon Province, a contest that he won easily. Under Nyan, there was greater investment in infrastructure and education within the Rangoon province which also had the most economically liberal policies within Rajia. Nyan became popular for pursuing tough-on-crime policies, although critics maintained that he used the police to silence his internal critics as well as pursue ethno-centric policies. In 2006 he was elected as the RJP's vice-chairman and after 15 years in the role Nyan stepped down as Governor to pursue a role in national politics, re-entering the Hluttaw in 2010 as a frontbench opposition member. In 2012 RJP leader Min Thaung resigned due to ill health with Nyan elected as his replacement by an overwhelming majority of the RJP's membership. In 2014 Nyan led the RJP-led coalition to a surprising victory over the then-governing People's Democratic Party attaining a majority in the Hluttaw and forming the first RJP government since 2006, with Nyan as First Minister. A highly polarising figure, as First Minister Nyan has primarily focussed on further liberalising the Rajian economy, alleviating poverty, and implementing his tough on crime policies implemented in Rangoon on a nationwide scale. Nyan has also strengthened anti-terrorism legislation, pursued electoral reform and spearheaded a more assertive foreign policy. Critics have accused Nyan of continuing ethno-centric policies, encouraging Islamophobia which led to the 2015 Rajian Riots, condoned the continued campaign of ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people and undermining Rajia's democratic institutions.
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