Khin Aung Myint Explained

Khin Aung Myint
Office:Amyotha Hluttaw MP
for Mandalay Region № 8 constituency
Term Start:3 February 2016
Office1:Speaker of the Assembly of the Union
Deputy1:Mya Nyein
Term Start1:31 January 2011
Term End1:1 July 2013
Predecessor1:Position established
Successor1:Shwe Mann
Office2:Speaker of the House of Nationalities
Deputy2:Mya Nyein
Term Start2:31 January 2011
Term End2:29 January 2016
Predecessor2:Position established
Successor2:Mahn Win Khaing Than
Office3:Amyotha Hluttaw MP
for Mandalay Region № 9 constituency
Term Start3:31 January 2011
Term End3:29 January 2016
Predecessor3:Position established
Successor3:Maung Maung Swe
Office4:Minister of Culture
Primeminister4:Soe Win
Thein Sein
Term Start4:15 May 2006
Term End4:30 March 2011
Predecessor4:Kyi Aung
Successor4:Kyaw Hsan
Birth Date:[1]
Nationality:Burmese
Party:Union Solidarity and Development Party (left the party in 2018)
Allegiance: Myanmar
Branch:Myanmar Army
Rank: Major General
Honorific Prefix:His Excellency
Thiri Pyanchi
Native Name Lang:my

Khin Aung Myint (my|ခင်အောင်မြင့်) is a Burmese politician and incumbent Amyotha Hluttaw MP for Mandalay Region № 8 constituency. He previously served as the first Speaker of the Assembly of the Union and 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 was 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.[3]

Early life and education

Khin Aung Myint graduated from Rangoon University (now University of Yangon) in 1968. He was then commissioned as an infantry officer after finishing 10th in class of the 40th intake of the Officers Training School Hmawbi in 1970, making him a senior officer to the currently serving officials of the State Administrative Council including Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.

He is often mistaken with Khin Aung Myint (Chief of Myanmar Air Force from 2013-2018) who is a graduate of the 20th intake of the Defence Services Academy.

Career

Khin Aung Myint served as the Director of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare in the Myanmar Ministry of Defense from 1997-2006 before being appointed as the Minister of Culture. He then served as the first and foremost Speaker of the Assembly of the Union (2011-2013)Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw, the upper house of the Myanmar parliament (2011-2016) since the establishment of the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, leading the first democratic Hluttaw procession of the country. In a March 2012 interview with The Irrawaddy, he called corruption the biggest issue facing the country.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Corruption is Burma's Biggest Problem: Upper House Speaker . Hpyo Wai Tha . 26 March 2012 . The Irrawaddy . 27 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326200327/http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=23286 . 26 March 2012 .
  2. News: Burma's parliament opens new session. 31 January 2011. BBC News. 27 March 2012.
  3. News: Ceasefire Groups Pressured to Support National Convention . Saw Yan Naing . 27 November 2007 . The Irrawaddy . 27 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120210161239/http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=9433 . 10 February 2012 .