Raïss Tinmaung is the country coordinator for Canada at Free Rohingya Coalition.
He is the founder and board chair of the Rohingya Human Rights Network, a volunteer run Rohingya advocacy network in Canada; and Rohingya Empowerment Projects, a grassroots run portfolio of schools and vocational training programs at the Rohingya refugee camps and villages.
He is originally from the township of Akyab, Burma, and he currently lives in Ottawa, Canada.