Maung Maung Ohn | |
Native Name Lang: | my |
Order1: | Union Minister of Hotels and Tourism |
Term Start1: | 7 February 2021 |
Term End1: | 5 August 2021 |
Predecessor1: | Ohn Maung |
Successor1: | Htay Aung |
Office: | Union Minister of Information[1] |
Term Start: | 1 August 2021 |
Predecessor: | Chit Naing |
1Blankname: | Prime Minister |
Order2: | 2nd Chief Minister of Rakhine State |
Term Start2: | 1 July 2014 |
Term End2: | 30 March 2016 |
Predecessor2: | Hla Maung Tin |
President2: | Thein Sein |
Successor2: | Nyi Pu |
Order3: | Deputy Minister of Home Affairs |
Term End3: | 25 June 2014 |
Birth Place: | Burma |
Cabinet: | Rakhine State Government |
Branch: | Myanmar Army |
Rank: | Major General |
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Maung Maung Ohn (Burmese: မောင်မောင်အုန်း) is the current union minister for Information of Myanmar. He has served as the union minister of Hotels and Tourism from February 2021 to August 2021 and Chief Minister of Rakhine State, Myanmar from 2014 to 2016. He is a Myanmar Army general and former Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.[2]
He replaced Hla Maung Tin, whose resignation was announced by Burmese state-run media on 20 June 2014.[3] Maung Maung Ohn is an ethnic Burman, despite demands from the Rakhine National Party that the post be held by an ethnic Rakhine who is also an elected member of parliament and party member.[4] Maung Maung Ohn was nominated by President Thein Sein for the post, and confirmed by the Rakhine State Hluttaw on 30 June.[5]