Thein Nyunt

Thein Nyunt
သိန်းညွန့်
Minister of the President’s Office of Burma
In office
30 March 2011 – 30 March 2016
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAung San Suu Kyi
Chairman of Naypyidaw Council
In office
30 March 2011 – 30 March 2016
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byMyo Aung
Mayor of Naypyidaw
In office
1 March 2006 – 30 March 2011
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byMyo Aung
Minister of Progress of Border Areas, National Races and Development Affairs
In office
15 November 1997 – 30 March 2011
Personal details
Born(1948-10-08)8 October 1948
Maubin, Burma
Died17 March 2024(2024-03-17) (aged 75)
NationalityBurmese
Political partyUnion Solidarity and Development Party
SpouseKyin Khaing
Military service
AllegianceBurma
Branch/serviceBurmese Army
RankColonel

Thein Nyunt (Burmese: သိန်းညွန့်; 8 October 1948 – 17 March 2024) was a Burmese politician and army colonel who was one of six ministers of the President's Office, in the Cabinet of Burma (Myanmar), as well as the Mayor and the Chairman of the Naypyidaw Council, which governs the national capital. He served for State Peace and Development Council as the Minister of Progress of Border Areas, National Races and Development Affairs.[1] Thein Nyunt was appointed interim mayor of Naypyidaw, the national capital of Myanmar on 1 March 2006 and subsequently became the Chairman of the Naypyidaw Council. He was an army colonel. Thein died from brain cancer on 17 March 2024, at the age of 75.[2]

  1. ^ "The Government". website. Embassy of the Union of Myanmar, Brussels. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  2. ^ နေပြည်တော်တွင် ထိပ်တန်းရာထူးများရခဲ့သူ ဗိုလ်မှူးကြီးဟောင်း သေဆုံး (in Burmese)