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]