Tin Aye | |
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‹See Tfd›တင်အေး | |
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| Chairman of the Union Election Commission | |
| In office 30 March 2011 – 30 March 2016 | |
| President | Thein Sein |
| Preceded by | Thein Soe |
| Succeeded by | Hla Thein |
| Pyithu Hluttaw MP | |
| In office 31 January 2011 – 16 February 2011 | |
| President | Thein Sein |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Khin Thanda |
| Constituency | Tada-U Township |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 October 1945[1] Letsaungyu village, Tada-U Township, Burma |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Political party | USDP |
| Other political affiliations | SPDC (1997–2011) |
| Spouse | Kyi Kyi Ohn |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Defence Services Academy |
| Awards | 15 decorations, including Distinguished Service Medal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Myanmar |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
| Years of service | through April 2010 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | MOC-4 Southern Command |
Tin Aye (Burmese: တင်အေး; born 20 October 1945) is a retired Burmese lieutenant general and previously chaired the country's Union Election Commission (UEC). In the 2010 Burmese general election, he contested a Pyithu Hluttaw seat in Tada-U Township and won. However, he vacated his seat in February 2011 to assume a new position, as Chairman of the UEC.[2] He graduated from the Defence Services Academy and is a decorated soldier, having received 15 decorations.[2] He formerly served as the chairman of Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings (UMEH), a conglomerate owned by the Burmese military.[3]
- ^ "၂၀၁၅ အထွေထွေ ရွေးကောက်ပွဲ မဲဆန္ဒရှင်စာရင်း (Voter list)" (Press release). Union Election Commission. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ a b Ko Wild (17 February 2011). "Tin Aye to be EC chairman; Tun Tun Oo appointed chief justice". Mizzima. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ Dittmer, Lowell (2010). Burma Or Myanmar?: The Struggle for National Identity. World Scientific. p. 181. ISBN 9789814313643.