Brigadier-General David Abel | |
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ဒေးဗစ် အေဘယ်လ်
BC-7086 | |
| Minister of the State Peace and Development Council Chairman's office | |
| In office ? – 25 August 2003 | |
| Minister for National Planning and Economic Development of Myanmar | |
| In office 1990s–? | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1989–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Maung Maung Khin |
| Succeeded by | Win Tin |
| Minister of Commerce of Myanmar | |
| In office 1990s–? | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1935 Insein, Burma |
| Died | 18 January 2019 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Spouse | Khin Thein Mu |
| Relations | Alexander Abel[1] |
| Children | Aung Thiha Cho Cho Khine |
| Parent(s) | Alfred T. Abel (father) Daw Chai (mother) |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Occupation |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Myanmar |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
| Years of service | 1956-1991 |
| Rank | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Brigadier_General_Tatmadaw.gif){kind=small} Brigadier General |
David Oliver Abel (Burmese: ဒေးဗစ် အေဘယ်လ်; 28 February 1935 – 18 January 2019) was a Burmese economist, retired Brigadier General in the Myanmar Army and former cabinet minister.[2] He served variously as Minister of Commerce, Minister of Finance and Revenue,[3] and Minister of National Planning and Economic Development. At one time, he ran all three ministries simultaneously.[4][5] He was considered the country's economic czar throughout the 1990s.[6]
Abel retired from the State Peace and Development Council and vacated his position as the Minister of the Chairman's Office on 25 August 2003.[7]
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- ^ Wang, Ann (22 January 2019). "David Abel, the junta's stymied reformer". Frontier Myanmar.
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- ^ Soe Than Lynn (25 October 2010). "'Good economists' needed for parliament". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Military regime's economic adviser dies at 84". The Myanmar Times. 21 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Gillick, Jeremy (July–August 2010). "Letter from Myanmar". Moment. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ Khin Nyunt (23 August 2003). "Permission granted for retirement". State Peace and Development Council. Government of Myanmar. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2012.