Khin Maung Cho Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Khin Maung Cho
Native Name Lang:Burmese
Caption:Khin Maung Cho (on the right) meeting with a foreign delegate in 2017
Office:Minister for Industry of Myanmar
Term Start:30 March 2016
Term End:26 July 2019
President:Htin Kyaw
Myint Swe (acting)
Win Myint
Predecessor:Maung Myint
Successor:Soe Win
Birth Date:3 November 1950
Birth Place:Meikhtila, Burma (Myanmar)
Nationality:Burmese
Residence:Naypyidaw
Alma Mater:Yangon Technological University
Occupation:Engineer

Khin Maung Cho (Burmese: ခင်မောင်ချို in Burmese pronounced as /kʰɪ̀ɴ màʊɴ tɕʰò/; born 3 November 1950) is the Burmese politician and a former Minister for Industry of Myanmar (Burma).

Early life and education

Khin Maung Cho was born on 3 November 1950 to Ba Cho, a retired communications engineer, and Ma Ma Gyi, a retired school teacher, in Meiktila, Burma (now Myanmar).[1]

Career

On 22 March 2016, he was nominated to be Minister for Industry in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet. On 24 March, the Assembly of the Union confirmed his nomination.[2] [3] [4]

He previously served as an executive engineer at Super Seven Stars Company (SSS), the authorised distributor of Kia Motors. From 2013 to 2015, it is alleged that SSS has dodged billions of kyats in tax.[5] [6] [7]

Personal life

Khin Maung Cho is married to Thit Thit Aung, the head of the branch directorate of industrial cooperation within the Ministry of Industry, and has no children.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ၏ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းမျာ. 7Day News Journal. my. 2020-04-25.
  2. Web site: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to join government as NLD reveals cabinet. The Myanmar Times.
  3. Web site: With all eyes on Daw Suu, NLD set to reveal cabinet. Ei Ei Toe Lwin.
  4. Web site: Myanmar president to include Aung San Suu Kyi in his Cabinet.
  5. Web site: Who's who: Myanmar's new cabinet. Lun Min Mang . Aung Shin . Thomas Kean . Laignee Barron .
  6. Web site: Meet Burma's Next Cabinet. The Irrawaddy.
  7. News: Car importer accused of tax dodge . Eleven Myanmar . 29 March 2016.
  8. Web site: ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ၏ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းမျာ. 7Day News Journal. my. 2020-04-25.