Khin Aung Myint

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]

  1. ^ 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.