Kyaw Win Explained

Kyaw Win
Native Name Lang:Burmese
Birth Date:23 February 1948
Birth Place:Labutta, Burma (Myanmar)
Office:Minister for Planning and Finance
Term Start:30 March 2016
Term End:25 May 2018
President:Htin Kyaw
Myint Swe (acting)
Win Myint
Predecessor:Kan Zaw (National Planning and Economic Development)
Win Shein (Finance)
Successor:Soe Win
Office1:Pyithu Hluttaw MP
Term Start1:1 February 2016
Term End1:30 March 2016
Constituency1:Dagon Seikkan
Party:National League for Democracy (NLD)
Alma Mater:Yangon Institute of Economics
Spouse:Khin Saw Yu
Children:3

Kyaw Win (Burmese: ကျော်ဝင်း in Burmese pronounced as /tɕɔ̀ wɪ́ɴ/; born 23 February 1948) is a Burmese politician who previously served as Minister for Planning and Finance of Myanmar from 30 March 2016 to 25 May 2018.

Early life and education

Kyaw Win in Labutta, Irrawaddy Division, Burma (now Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar) to Pwa Gyi and Aye Nyunt on 23 February 1948.[1]

Career

In 2015, Kyaw Win was elected as a member of parliament in the Pyithu Hluttaw for the constituency of Dagon Seikkan.[2] [3]

In 2016, he was nominated as Minister of Planning and Finance in Htin Kyaw's inaugural Cabinet, whereupon his academic credentials came under scrutiny and he was revealed to have listed a bogus PhD on his CV from a fictitious online university, Brooklyn Park University.[4] [5] He resigned from his position in May 2018. The President Office accepted his resignation on 25 May 2018.

Personal life

Kyaw Win is married to Khin Saw Yu, and has three children, Khin Nwe Nwe Win, Thiha Kyaw, and Sithu Kyaw.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ၏ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းမျာ. 7Day News Journal. my. 2020-04-25.
  2. News: Lun Min Mang. Who's who: Myanmar's new cabinet. 23 March 2016. 24 March 2016. Aung Shin. Thomas Kean. Laignee Barron. The Myanmar Times.
  3. Web site: ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးသစ်များ၏ ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းများ. 22 March 2016. 7Day News. Burmese. 26 March 2016. 24 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324064240/http://www.7daydaily.com/story/60965. dead.
  4. Web site: Myanmar finance minister nominee Kyaw Win has fake degree. BBC News. 23 March 2016. 24 March 2016.
  5. Web site: New Myanmar Cabinet Members Face Questions About Academic Credentials. Shibani Mahtani. Myo Myo. The Wall Street Journal. 24 March 2016.