Ye Htut | |
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| Minister for Information of Myanmar | |
| In office 1 August 2014 – 30 March 2016 | |
| President | Thein Sein |
| Preceded by | Aung Kyi |
| Succeeded by | Pe Myint |
| Spokesperson for the President | |
| In office February 2013 – 30 March 2016 | |
| Deputy Minister of Information of Myanmar | |
| In office 31 August 2012 – 1 August 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Soe Win |
| Deputy Director General/Director General at the Ministry of Information | |
| In office 2005 – 31 August 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Tint Swe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 65) |
| Nationality | Myanmar |
| Political party | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
| Spouse | Khin Sandar Tun |
| Residence | Naypyidaw |
| Occupation | Military Personnel, Civil Servant, Academics |
| Website | www |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Myanmar |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
| Years of service | 1977-2005 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Colonel |
Ye Htut (Burmese: ရဲထွဋ်, [jɛ́ tʰʊʔ]) is a Burmese military officer who previously served as presidential spokesman from 2013 to 2016 and later as minister for the Ministry of Information (Myanmar) from 2014 to 2016 in the Thein Sein's Cabinet.[1] He left the office in 2016 and worked as visiting senior research fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore until July 2019.[2][3]
- ^ "Facebook fan Ye Htut named presidential spokesman". The Nation. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ Kean, Thomas. "Ye Htut: 'Without domestic consensus, there's no workable Rakhine solution'". Frontier Myanmar. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ "Former Information Minister Surprised by USDP Membership Appointment". The Irrawaddy. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2019-12-11.