Ko Ko Hlaing | |
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ကိုကိုလှိုင် | |
Minister of International Cooperation | |
Assumed office 1 February 2021 | |
President | Myint Swe (Acting) |
Leader | Min Aung Hlaing |
Preceded by | Kyaw Tin |
Chief Political Advisor of the President's Office of Myanmar | |
In office 19 April 2011 – 31 March 2016 Serving with Ye Tint and Nay Zin Latt | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Vice President of the Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association | |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 October 1956 Myinmu, Sagaing Region, Burma | (age 68)
Nationality | Burmese |
Alma mater | Defence Services Academy |
Occupation | Researcher and writer |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Myanmar |
Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Ko Ko Hlaing (Burmese: ကိုကိုလှိုင်, born 24 October 1956[1] in Myinmu[2][3]) is a Burmese military researcher and writer, served under Thein Sein as the chief political advisor to the President's Office of Myanmar, after being appointed on 19 April 2011.[4]
In 1976, he graduated from the Defence Services Academy.[3] The following year, he joined the Myanmar Army, as a gazetted officer.[3][5] From 1991 to 2004, he served as the War Office's First Class Chief Researcher.[3] In 2004, he was promoted to the rank of Advisor of the Ministry of Information's Press Scrutiny and Registration Division, the country's chief censorship agency.[3]
He is serving as the minister of international cooperation in Myanmar's military government.[6]