Win Myat Aye Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Dr
Win Myat Aye
Native Name Lang:Burmese
Office:Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
President:Htin Kyaw
Myint Swe (acting)
Win Myint
Term Start:30 March 2016
Term End:1 February 2021
Successor:Thet Thet Khine
Office1:Amyotha Hluttaw MP
Constituency1:Bago Region № 4
Term Start1:1 February 2016
Term End1:30 March 2016
Office2:Rector of University of Medicine, Magway
Term Start2:13 January 2011
Term End2:30 May 2014
Successor2:Aye Tun
Party:National League for Democracy
Birth Date:1 June 1954
Birth Place:Pyuntaza, Pegu Division, Burma
Residence:South Okkalapa Township, Yangon
Nationality:Burmese
Occupation:Politician and Paediatrician
Spouse:Mya Thida
Children:1
Alma Mater:Institute of Medicine 1, Rangoon

Win Myat Aye (Burmese: ဝင်းမြတ်အေး in Burmese pronounced as /wɪ́ɴ mjaʔ ʔé/; born 1 June 1954) is a Burmese politician and former Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement of Myanmar (Burma). He also serves as the chairman of the Myanmar Youth Affairs Committee.[1]

He previously served as Amyotha Hluttaw MP for Bago Region No. 4 constituency. He is a practicing paediatrician and previously served as the rector of the University of Medicine, Magway.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

Win Myat Aye was born on 1 June 1954 in Pyuntaza, Pegu Division, Burma (now Myanmar) to U Than and Daw Aye.[6] He graduated from Institute of Medicine 1, Rangoon with medical degree in March 1980 and master's degree in pediatrics in February 1994.[7] He got doctorate degree in pediatrics in October 2006.

Medical and academic career

Win Myat Aye served as an assistant medical officer at Yangon Children's Hospital from 1988 to 1998, as an paediatrician at Waibargi Hospital from 2001 to 2004.[8] He also served as a lecturer from 2004 to 2006 and as an associate professor from 2006 to 2007 at University of Medicine, Magway. He served as an associate professor from 2007 to 2010, and as a professor from 2010 to 2011 at University of Medicine 1, Yangon. On 13 January 2011, Win Myat Aye became the rector of University of Medicine, Magway. He retired from his post in 2014.[8]

Political career

In 2015 Myanmar general election, he was elected as an Amyotha Hluttaw MP for Bago Region No. 4 constituency.[9]

On 22 March 2016, he was nominated to be Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet. On 24 March, the Assembly of the Union confirmed his nomination.

During the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Win Myat Aye was placed under house arrest by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[10]

Personal life

He married Mya Thida, an obstetrician and gynecologist, and has one son, Soe Lin Myat.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Youth affairs committee formed in Minhla Tsp . Myanmar Digital News.
  2. Web site: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to join government as NLD reveals cabinet. The Myanmar Times.
  3. Web site: With all eyes on Daw Suu, NLD set to reveal cabinet. Ei Ei Toe Lwin.
  4. Web site: ဒေါက်တာဦးဝင်းမြတ်အေး အမျိုးသားဒီမိုကရေစီအဖွဲ့ချုပ်ပါတီ . mVoter2015 . 22 March 2016.
  5. 42nd MYANMAR HEALTH RESEARCH CONGRESS . Department of Medical Research (Lower Myanmar) . 22 March 2016 . January 2014.
  6. Web site: ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ၏ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းမျာ. 7Day News Journal. my. 2020-04-25.
  7. Web site: Prof. Dr. Win Myat Aye. EBA Conferences. 22 March 2016.
  8. Web site: ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးသစ်များ၏ ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းများ. 7Day News. Burmese. 22 March 2016. 22 March 2016.
  9. Web site: Names of Amyotha Hluttaw representatives announced. Union Election Commission. Burmese. 11 November 2015. 22 March 2016.
  10. Web site: 4 February 2021. Recent Arrest List. Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.