| Tin Aung Myint Oo | |
| Native Name Lang: | my |
| Honorific-Prefix: | Thihathura |
| Allegiance: | Myanmar |
| Rank: | General |
| Branch: | Myanmar Army |
| Office: | 1st First Vice President of Myanmar |
| Term Start: | 30 March 2011 |
| Term End: | 1 July 2012 |
| President: | Thein Sein |
| Alongside: | Sai Mauk Kham |
| Predecessor: | Position established |
| Successor: | Sai Mauk Kham |
| Order1: | Member of the Burmese House of Representatives |
| Constituency1: | Pobbathiri Township |
| Majority1: | 44,305 (90.57%) |
| Term Start1: | 31 January 2011 |
| Term End1: | 30 March 2011 |
| Predecessor1: | Constituency established |
| Successor1: | Zayar Thaw |
| Office2: | Secretary 1 of the State Peace and Development Council |
| Term Start2: | 25 October 2007 |
| Term End2: | 7 November 2010 |
| Predecessor2: | Thein Sein |
| Successor2: | Position abolished |
| Office3: | Secretary 2 of the State Peace and Development Council |
| Term Start3: | 19 October 2004 |
| Term End3: | 25 October 2007 |
| Predecessor3: | Thein Sein |
| Successor3: | Position abolished |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Burma (now Myanmar) |
| Party: | USDP |
| Spouse: | Khin Saw Hnin[1] |
| Children: | Naing Linn Oo |
| Occupation: | Army Officer |
| Alma Mater: | Defence Services Academy |
| Residence: | Naypyidaw |
| Awards: | Thihathura |
Thihathura Tin Aung Myint Oo (Burmese: တင်အောင်မြင့်ဦး in Burmese pronounced as /tɪ̀ɰ̃ àʊɰ̃ mjɪ̰ɰ̃ ʔú/; born 29 May 1949) is a Burmese former military official and politician who served as First Vice President of Myanmar from 30 March 2011 to 1 July 2012. He is also chairman of Burmese Trade Council, having been appointed in November 2007 by Than Shwe, in response to Saffron Revolution demonstrations in October of that year,[2] and Minister of Military Affairs.[3] He joined the Buddhist monkhood on 3 May, after speculation over his disappearance had circulated throughout news media.[4]
Tin graduated from the 12th intake of the Defence Services Academy and subsequently earned the title "Thihathura" in 1980 for fighting the Communist Party of Burma.[5] He was nominated into the State Peace and Development Council in 2007 as Secretary (1), replacing Thein Sein, and was promoted to general in March 2009.[5] [6]
In the 2010 Burmese general election, he contested the Pobbathiri Township constituency and won a seat in the Pyithu Hluttaw, reportedly winning 90.57% of the votes.[5] [7] Tin Aung Myint Oo was sworn in as a Vice-President on 30 March 2011, along with Sai Mauk Kham and thereafter vacated his parliamentary seat.[8] He is one of the wealthiest members in the former SPDC, and is well known for close ties with Zaw Zaw, a Burmese tycoon.[2] [9] He formerly served as the chairman of Myanmar Economics Corporation (MEC), an conglomerate owned by the Burmese military.[10]
On 1 July 2012,[11] he submitted his resignation as vice president, citing health reasons.[12]
Tin Aung Myint Oo is married to Khin Saw Hnin and has a son, Naing Lin Oo, a military captain.[13] [14]