Thein Htay Explained

Thein Htay
Native Name Lang:my
Order:Minister of Border Affairs of Myanmar
Term Start:30 March 2011
Term End:13 February 2013
Successor:Lt Gen Thet Naing Win
Order2:Minister of Industrial Development of Myanmar
Term Start2:30 March 2011
Term End2:5 September 2012[1]
Predecessor2:position established
Successor2:position abolished
Order3:Deputy Minister of Defense
Term Start3:?
Term End3:?
Party:Union Solidarity and Development Party
Birth Date:7 September 1955
Birth Place:Taunggyi, Shan State, Burma
Nationality:Burmese
Spouse:Myint Myint Khaing
Allegiance:Myanmar
Branch:Myanmar Army
Rank:Lieutenant General

Thein Htay (Burmese: သိန်းဌေး) was the former Minister for Border Affairs and Minister for Industrial Development of Myanmar (Burma).[2] He was reassigned to the Myanmar Army in February 2013, as the head of the Directorate of Defense Industries (DDI)[3] carrying the rank of lieutenant general.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ဝန်ကြီးဌာနဖျက်သိမ်းခြင်း . 5 September 2012 . ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် နိုင်ငံတော်သမ္မတရုံး . Burmese . 23 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110190147/http://www.ministryofinformation.gov.mm/index.php/announcement/831-2012-09-06-00-48-18.html . November 10, 2012 .
  2. Kudo. Toshihiro. 26 July 2011. New Government in Myanmar: Profiles of Ministers. Institute of Developing Economies - Japan External Trade Organization.
  3. News: Nan Tin Htwe. Uncertainty over Thein Htay sanction. 8 July 2013. The Myanmar Times. 8 July 2013.