Pe Thet Khin Explained

Pe Thet Khin
Native Name Lang:	my
Order:	Minister for Health of Myanmar
Term Start:	30 March 2011
Term End:	29 July 2014
Predecessor:	Kyaw Myint
Successor:	Than Aung
Order2:	Rector of the University of Medicine-1, Yangon
Successor2:	Than Cho
Birth Place:	Burma
Nationality:	Burmese
Occupation:	Paediatrician

Pe Thet Khin (Burmese: ဖေသက်ခင်) was the Minister for Health of Myanmar (Burma), and a practicing paediatrician.^[1] He previously served as Professor of Child Health in University of Medicine, Mandalay. Later he served as the rector of the University of Medicine-1, Yangon.^[2] In 2011, he became the Minister of Health in Thein Sein's government. But he resigned on 29 July 2014.^[3]

Publications

Bringing Health Research to the Renewed U.S.-Myanmar Relationship, June 2012, Science & Diplomacy

Notes and References

1. News: Rebuilding Myanmar's Health System. 11 April 2012. Public Health News Center. Bloomberg School of Public Health. 15 April 2012.
2. Web site: Cabinet. 2 December 2011. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 15 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20170520145308/http://www.altsean.org/Research/Regime%20Watch/Executive/Cabinet.php. 20 May 2017. dead.
3. Web site: Associated Press . Myanmar information and health ministers step down . https://web.archive.org/web/20181214073152/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/myanmar-information-and-health-ministers-step-down/2014/07/29/3d3c7336-1735-11e4-88f7-96ed767bb747_story.html . dead . 2018-12-14 . The Washington Post . 2014-07-29.