Khin Aung Myint
Khin Aung Myint ခင်အောင်မြင့် | |
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Amyotha Hluttaw MP for Mandalay Region № 8 constituency | |
Assumed office 3 February 2016 | |
Speaker of the Assembly of the Union | |
In office 31 January 2011 – 1 July 2013 | |
Deputy | Mya Nyein |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Shwe Mann |
Speaker of the House of Nationalities | |
In office 31 January 2011 – 29 January 2016 | |
Deputy | Mya Nyein |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Mahn Win Khaing Than |
Amyotha Hluttaw MP for Mandalay Region № 9 constituency | |
In office 31 January 2011 – 29 January 2016 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Maung Maung Swe |
Minister of Culture | |
In office 15 May 2006 – 30 March 2011 | |
Prime Minister |
Soe Win Thein Sein |
Preceded by | Kyi Aung |
Succeeded by | Kyaw Hsan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1945 (age 70–71)[1] |
Political party | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
Spouse(s) | Khin Phyone |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Myanmar |
Service/branch | Myanmar Army |
Rank | Major General |
Khin Aung Myint (Burmese: ခင်အောင်မြင့်) is a Burmese politician and incumbent Amyotha Hluttaw MP for Mandalay Region № 8 constituency. He previously served as Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw, the upper house of the Myanmar parliament.[2] A senior official of the Myanmar military government and a major general, he is a former Director of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare in the Myanmar Ministry of Defense and was assigned as Minister of Culture after Kyi Aung in 2006. He is also a member of the Central Organizing Committee of the Myanmar War Veterans Organization.[3]
During the 2007 Burmese protests he travelled to Shan State in the north of the country to lobby support for the continuity of the government regime. In a March 2012 interview with The Irrawaddy, he called corruption the biggest issue facing the country.[1]
References
- 1 2 Hpyo Wai Tha (26 March 2012). "Corruption is Burma's Biggest Problem: Upper House Speaker". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ↑ "Burma's parliament opens new session". BBC News. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ↑ Saw Yan Naing (27 November 2007). "Ceasefire Groups Pressured to Support National Convention". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 27 March 2012.