The most wanted man in Myanmar. A wiry and bespectacled doctor, he led the first protest against the military junta that toppled Myanmar's democratically elected government in 2021. He has since avoided capture, aided by a supportive population, popping up in settlements across the country to lead demonstrations against the junta. He once appeared in a market in Mandalay, right by a military headquarters, to protest against the regime's sham election—one of his most daring appearances yet. Delighted locals applauded and flashed the three-finger salute, a symbol of opposition to military rule, before Dr Tayzar slipped back into the shadows. He and his fellow revolutionaries reject the idea that a sham election will change anything; after five years of marching and fighting, they are holding out for a real one.
We're overpaying him, but he's worth it. -Samuel Goldwyn