Ashin Wirathu

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ashin Wirathu
Occupation	Monk
Date Of Birth	Jul 10, 1968(1968-07-10)
Age	56
Birthplace	Kyaukse
Country	Myanmar
Birth City	Mandalay Region
Horoscope	Cancer

Ashin Wirathu Biography

Ashin Wirathu is one of the most popular and richest Monk who was born on July 10, 1968 in Kyaukse, Mandalay Region, Myanmar.

Wirathu (Burmese: ဝီရသူ ; born 10 July 1968 in Kyaukse, Mandalay Division, Burma) is a Extremist Burmese Buddhist monk, and the leader of the saving Myanmar movement in Myanmar.

Wirathu led a rally of monks in Mandalay in September 2012 to promote President Thein Sein’s controversial plan to send Burmese Rohingya Muslims to a third country. One month later, more violence broke out in Rakhine state. Wirathu claims the violence in Rakhine was the spark for the most recent violence in Myanmar’s central city of Meiktila, where a dispute in a gold shop quickly spiralled into a looting-and-arson spree. More than 14 people were killed, after monasteries, shops and houses were burned down across the city. At least two people, including a Burmese Buddhist monk, Shin Thawbita, and a Muslim man were reportedly assaulted and tortured by mobs in Meikhtilar on 5 March.

Ashin Wirathu Net Worth

Ashin Wirathu is one of the richest Monk from Myanmar. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ashin Wirathu 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Wirathu was born in 1968 near Mandalay. He left school at the age 14 to become a monk. In 2001, he became involved in the 969 Movement. Two years later, in 2003, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his sermons, but was released in 2012 along with many other political prisoners. Since the government reforms of 2011, he has been especially active on YouTube and other forms of social media. Facebook banned his page on the charge of spreading religious hatred towards other communities, after repeated warnings to not post religiously inflammatory content.

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Ayeyarwady Region’s religious council, the region’s Sangha Maha Nayaka, banned Wirathu from preaching in the region on 10 March 2017.

Facts & Trivia

Neil Ranked on the list of most popular Monk. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Myanmar. Ashin Wirathu celebrates birthday on July 10 of every year.

Who is Ashin Wirathu and what is the 969 movement?

U Ashin Wirathu, the Buddhist monk , is seen as the face of Buddhist extremism in Myanmar by the world. The 969 movement led by him aims to save Myanmar from the perceived threat of the rising number of Muslims within the country. Both Wirathu and the 969 movement have a huge number of followers in Myanmar.

What did Wirathu do?

Wirathu has been accused of stoking violence against Muslims and the Rohingya in Myanmar , and was one of the most prominent faces of the 969 movement – a Buddhist nationalist movement which calls on Buddhists to shop, sell property and marry within their own religion.

When was Wirathu released?

Two years later, in 2003, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his sermons, but was released in 2012 along with many other political prisoners.

What does the 969 movement do?

The 969 Movement (Burmese: ၉၆၉ လှုပ်ရှားမှု) is a Buddhist nationalist movement opposed to what they see as Islam’s expansion in predominantly- Buddhist Myanmar (Burma). The three digits of 969 “symbolise the virtues of the Buddha, Buddhist practices and the Buddhist community”.

What do monks do in Thailand?

As in most other Theravada nations, Buddhism in Thailand is represented primarily by the presence of Buddhist monks, who serve as officiants on ceremonial occasions, as well as being responsible for preserving and conveying the teachings of the Buddha.