Kyaw Moe Tun

In this Burmese name, the given name is Kyaw Moe Tun. There is no family name.
Kyaw Moe Tun
ကျော်မိုးထွန်း
Kyaw Moe Tun in 2022
Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations in New York
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 October 2020
Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations in Geneva
In office
July 2018 – September 2020
Preceded byHtet Lin
Succeeded byMyint Thu [my]
Director-General of the International Organizations and Economic Department
In office
September 2016 – July 2018
Succeeded byMarlar Than Htike
Deputy Director-General of the International Organizations and Economic Department
In office
2015–2016
Personal details
Born (1969-07-28) 28 July 1969 (age 55)
Myanmar
Alma materUniversity of Yangon
International University of Japan
OccupationDiplomat

Kyaw Moe Tun (Burmese: ကျော်မိုးထွန်း; born 28 July 1969) is a Burmese diplomat who currently serves as the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations. Prior to his appointment to UN, he had served as director-general of International Organizations and Economic Development Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2018.[1][2][3][4]

In 2021, while Tun was serving as ambassador, the Myanmar military overthrew the elected civilian government in a coup d'etat. Tun remained loyal to the civilian government. The military regime attempted to remove him from his post, but Tun remained in his position at the UN.[5]

  1. ^ "Myanmar's UN ambassador appeals to world body for action to end military coup". CNA. 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Aid from Indonesia headed to Myanmar". president-office.gov.mm. Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  3. ^ "အာဏာရှင်ကို ဆန့်ကျင်ကြောင်း ကုလမှာပြခဲ့တဲ့ မြန်မာသံအမတ်". BBC News (in Burmese). 27 February 2021.
  4. ^ "New Permanent Representative of Myanmar Presents Credentials | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  5. ^ Nichols, Michelle (2021-08-04). "Myanmar U.N. envoy says personal security stepped up amid threat". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-03-27.