Myint Maung (politician) explained

Honorific Prefix:His Excellency
Dr
Myint Maung
Office:3rd Chief Minister of Tanintharyi Region
Appointer:President of Myanmar
President:Htin Kyaw
Win Myint
Term Start:11 March 2019
Office2:Member of the Taninthayi Region Hluttaw
Constituency2:Kawthaung Township Constituency № 2
Term Start2:8 February 2016
Office3:Minister of Natural Resource and Environment for Taninthayi Region
Term Start3:5 April 2016
Term End3:22 March 2019
Predecessor3:Hla Htwe
Nationality:Burmese
Cabinet:Tanintharyi Region Government
Occupation:Politician,
Birth Place:Kawthaung Township, Taninthayi Division, Myanmar

Myint Maung is a Burmese politician who currently serves as Chief Minister of Taninthayi Region and Taninthayi Region Parliament MP for Kawthaung Township Constituency No. 2.[1] [2]

He previously served as the Minister of Natural Resource and Environment for Taninthayi Region from 2016 to 2019. Myint Maung is also the NLD secretary for Tanintharyi Region. He was appointed as acting Chief Minister for Tanintharyi Region on 11 March 2019 after former chief minister Lei Lei Maw was arrested on charges of corruption.[3] [4] On 10 February 2021, in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Myint Maung was arrested and detained during a late-night raid of his residence.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Tanintharyi Region Approves New Chief Minister . The Irrawaddy . 22 March 2019.
  2. News: တနင်္သာရီတိုင်း ယာယီဝန်ကြီးချုပ်အဖြစ် သယံဇာတဝန်ကြီးကို ခန့်အပ် . BBC News မြန်မာ . 12 March 2019 . my.
  3. News: Myint Maung appointed Chief Minister of Tanintharyi Region . Eleven Media Group . 23 March 2019 . en.
  4. News: U Myint Maung nominated to lead Tanintharyi . The Myanmar Times . 18 March 2019.
  5. Web site: Military casts a wide net with a series of late-night raids. 2021-02-16. Myanmar NOW. en.