Thant Sin Maung Explained

Thant Sin Maung
Native Name Lang:Burmese
Office:Minister for Transport and Communications
President:Htin Kyaw
Myint Swe (acting)
Win Myint
Term Start:30 March 2016
Term End:1 February 2021
Predecessor:Nyan Tun Aung (Transport)
Zayar Aung (Communication)
Successor:Admiral Tin Aung San
Office1:Pyithu Hluttaw MP
Term Start1:1 February 2016
Term End1:30 March 2016
Successor1:Nyunt Aung
Party:National League for Democracy
Birth Date:15 November 1953
Birth Place:Monywa Township, Sagaing Division, Burma (Myanmar)
Residence:Hlaing Township, Yangon
Nationality:Burmese
Occupation:Academic, Government Servant, Politician
Spouse:Khin Than Aye
Children:3
Alma Mater:Yangon University

Thant Sin Maung (Burmese: သန့်စင်မောင် in Burmese pronounced as /θa̰ɴ sɪ̀ɴ màʊɴ/; born 15 November 1953) is a Burmese politician and former Minister for Transport and Communications of Myanmar (Burma). On 22 March 2016, he was nominated as Minister for Transport and Communications in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet. On 24 March, the Assembly of the Union confirmed his nomination.

He previously served as Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Monywa Township.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and education

Thant Sin Maung was born on 15 November 1953 in Monyway village, Monywa Township, Sagaing Division, Burma (now Myanmar) to Lu Lay and Ohn Kyi.[4] He graduated from Rangoon Arts and Science University with M.Sc. in Mathematics.

Career

Thant Zin Maung started working as a tutor in Pathein College and Rangoon Arts and Science University. He then moved to Myanmar Railways as an assistant manager, and worked in various positions until his retirement as a general manager.[5]

In 2015 Myanmar general election, he was elected as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Monywa Township. In the aftermath of the military-led 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the Myanmar Armed Forces asked Thant Sin Maung to vacate his ministerial residence.[6] He was placed under house arrest.[7]

Personal life

He married Khin Than Aye, a medical doctor, and has three children, Arkar Thant Sin, Phoo Thant Sin, and Htoo Thant Sin. He also has 3 main grandchildren named Thitsar Thant Zin, Swan Htet Zarni and Thant Lin Htet.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to join government as NLD reveals cabinet. The Myanmar Times.
  2. Web site: With all eyes on Daw Suu, NLD set to reveal cabinet. Ei Ei Toe Lwin.
  3. Web site: ဦးသန့်စင်မောင် အမျိုးသားဒီမိုကရေစီအဖွဲ့ချုပ်ပါတီ . mVoter2015 . 26 March 2016 .
  4. Web site: ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ၏ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းမျာ. 7Day News Journal. my. 2020-04-25.
  5. Web site: ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးသစ်များ၏ ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းများ . . 22 March 2016 . 26 March 2016 . Burmese.
  6. Web site: 2021-02-01. Myanmar's Health Minister Resigns After Military Takeover. 2021-02-01. The Irrawaddy. en-US.
  7. Web site: 4 February 2021. Recent Arrest List. Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.