Ma Thida

Ma Thida is a Myanmar medical doctor, writer, and human rights activist. She has been awarded several international human rights honors, including Vaclav Havel’s Disturbing the Peace and Courageous Writer at Risk Awards in 2016. She has published more than 25 books in the Myanmar language, including short stories, novels, and essays, as well as three books in English: The Roadmap, Prisoner of Conscience: My Steps through Insein, and A-Maze: Myanmar's Struggle for Democracy 2011-2023. She was the very first elected president of PEN Myanmar from 2013 to 2016, a board member of PEN International in 2016 and 2019, and has served as chair of the Writers in Prison Committee since 2021. She is currently a Writer-in-Exile program fellow with PEN Germany.

Ma Thida adalah seorang dokter, penulis, dan aktivis hak asasi manusia asal Myanmar. Ia telah menerima berbagai penghargaan internasional di bidang hak asasi manusia, di antaranya Disturbing the Peace Award dari Vaclav Havel dan Courageous Writer at Risk Award pada tahun 2016. Ia telah menerbitkan lebih dari 25 buku dalam bahasa Myanmar, termasuk kumpulan cerita pendek, novel, dan esai, serta tiga buku dalam bahasa Inggris: The Roadmap, Prisoner of Conscience: My Steps through Insein, dan A-Maze: Myanmar's Struggle for Democracy 2011–2023. Ma Thida merupakan presiden pertama yang terpilih secara demokratis untuk memimpin PEN Myanmar dan menjabat dari 2013 hingga 2016. Ia juga pernah menjadi anggota dewan PEN International pada 2016 dan 2019, serta menjabat sebagai ketua Writers in Prison Committee sejak 2021. Saat ini, ia menjadi fellow dalam program Writer-in-Exile yang diselenggarakan oleh PEN Jerman.