Khin Aung Myint

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His Excellency
Thiri Pyanchi
Khin Aung Myint
ခင်အောင်မြင့်
Khin Aung Myint in 2015
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
DeputyMya Nyein
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byShwe Mann
Speaker of the House of Nationalities
In office
31 January 2011 – 29 January 2016
DeputyMya Nyein
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMahn Win Khaing Than
Amyotha Hluttaw MP
for Mandalay Region № 9 constituency
In office
31 January 2011 – 29 January 2016
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMaung Maung Swe
Minister of Culture
In office
15 May 2006 – 30 March 2011
Prime MinisterSoe Win
Thein Sein
Preceded byKyi Aung
Succeeded byKyaw Hsan
Personal details
Born1945 (age 78–79)[1]
NationalityBurmese
Political partyUnion Solidarity and Development Party (left the party in 2018)
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar 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 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]

References

  1. ^ a b Hpyo Wai Tha (26 March 2012). "Corruption is Burma's Biggest Problem: Upper House Speaker". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Burma's parliament opens new session". BBC News. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  3. ^ Saw Yan Naing (27 November 2007). "Ceasefire Groups Pressured to Support National Convention". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
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