Yin Yin Oo Explained

Yin Yin Oo
Native Name:ယဉ်ယဉ်ဦး
Native Name Lang:my
Order:Member of the Advisory Board of Myanmar
Term Start:16 February 2021
President:Myint Swe
Primeminister:Min Aung Hlaing
Term Start1:2011
Term End1:2016
President1:Thein Sein
Birth Name:Yin Yin Oo
Birth Place:Yangon, Myanmar
Nationality:Burmese
Parents:Maung Maung
Khin Myint
Awards:is not set -->

Yin Yin Oo (my|ယဉ်ယဉ်ဦး) is a Burmese diplomat and a member of the advisory board of the State Administration Council (Myanmar's governing military junta). Referring to her service in the military government of ruler Min Aung Hlaing, The Irrawaddy called her one of "the accomplices of Myanmar's murderer-in-chief".[1] She previously served as the deputy director-general of International Organizations and Economic Department of the Foreign Ministry of Myanmar under President Thein Sein.[2] [3] She retired in 2016 before Aung San Suu Kyi took office. She is the daughter of former president Maung Maung.[4]

On 9 February 2009, leaked diplomatic cables reported on a meeting between US diplomats and Yin Yin Oo, where she advocated for improving Myanmar-United States relations through anti-narcotics cooperation and recovery of US remains from World War II.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-01-21 . The Accomplices of Myanmar's Murderer-in-Chief . 2024-07-11 . The Irrawaddy.
  2. Web site: 2014 PARTICIPANT LIST Myanmar. Pacific Forum.
  3. News: Lintner . Bertil . Myanmar's coup regime cut of old military cloth . Asia Times . 21 February 2021.
  4. News: US Citizen Among the Advisers to Myanmar Military Regime Despite Sanctions Imposed by US . The Irrawaddy . 2021-02-20.
  5. News: Clinton Gives Burma Respect it Craves . The Irrawaddy . 1 December 2011.