Maung Myint Explained

Maung Akar Tun Myint
Native Name Lang:my
Office:Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw
Constituency:Mingin Township
Term Start:31 March 2016
Order1:Minister for Industry of Myanmar
Term Start1:July 2013
Term End1:30 March 2016
Successor1:Khin Maung Cho
Order2:Minister for Labor of Myanmar
Term Start2:September 2012 to
Term End2:July 2013
Order3:Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Myanmar
Term Start3:March 2011
Term End3:September 2012
Party:Union Solidarity and Development Party
Birth Date:21 May 1958
Birth Place:Mingin, Sagaing Region, Burma
Nationality:Burmese
Spouse:Dr. Khin Mya Win

Maung Myint (Burmese: မောင်မြင့်) or Ye Myint is a Burmese politician and incumbent Pyithu Hluttaw member of parliament for Mingin Township.[1] He previously served as Minister for Industry of Myanmar. He was appointed to the post by President Thein Sein in July 2013 as a result of a cabinet reshuffle.[2] Maung Myint contested the 2010 Burmese general election, winning a seat in the Pyithu Hluttaw to represent Thongwa Township constituency.[3] He served as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs from March 2011 to September 2012, and as Minister for Labor from September 2012 to July 2013.[3]

Maung Myint was born on 21 May 1958 in Mingin, Sagaing Region, Burma but grew up in Homalin, Sagaing Region.[4] He is married to Khin Mya Win.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Myanmar Times - Election Winners.xlsx - Google Sheets.
  2. News: Thein Sein Orders Myanmar’s Second Major Cabinet Reshuffle. 26 July 2013. RFA. 15 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Cabinet. 25 November 2014. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 15 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170520145308/http://www.altsean.org/Research/Regime%20Watch/Executive/Cabinet.php. 20 May 2017. dead.
  4. Web site: COUNCIL DECISION 2012/98/CFSP of 17 February 2012 amending Decision 2010/232/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar. 17 February 2012. Official Journal of the European Union. 15 July 2015.