Khin Aung Myint

His Excellency
Thiri Pyanchi
Khin Aung Myint
ခင်အောင်မြင့်
His Excellency; Thiri Pyanchi Khin Aung Myint; ခင်အောင်မြင့်
Amyotha Hluttaw MP; for Mandalay Region № 8 constituency
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 February 2016
Speaker of the Assembly of the Union
	In office; 31 January 2011 – 1 July 2013
Deputy	Mya Nyein
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Shwe Mann
Speaker of the House of Nationalities
	In office; 31 January 2011 – 29 January 2016
Deputy	Mya Nyein
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Mahn Win Khaing Than
Amyotha Hluttaw MP; for Mandalay Region № 9 constituency
	In office; 31 January 2011 – 29 January 2016
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Maung Maung Swe
Minister of Culture
	In office; 15 May 2006 – 30 March 2011
Prime Minister	Soe Win; Thein Sein
Preceded by	Kyi Aung
Succeeded by	Kyaw Hsan
Personal details
Born	1945 (age 77–78)[1]
Nationality	Burmese
Political party	Union Solidarity and Development Party
Spouse	Khin Phyone
Military service
Allegiance	Myanmar
Branch/service	Myanmar Army
Rank	Major General

Khin Aung Myint (Burmese: ခင်အောင်မြင့်) is a Burmese politician and incumbent Amyotha Hluttaw MP for Mandalay Region № 8 constituency. He previously served as Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw, the upper house of the Myanmar parliament.[2] A senior official of the Myanmar military government and a major general, he was Director of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare in the Myanmar Ministry of Defense and was assigned as Minister of Culture after Kyi Aung in 2006. He is also a member of the Central Organizing Committee of the Myanmar War Veterans Organization.[3]

Early life and education

Khin Aung Myint graduated from the 19th intake of the Defence Services Academy, in the same cohort as Min Aung Hlaing.[4]

Career

During the 2007 Burmese protests he travelled to Shan State in the north of the country to lobby support for the continuity of the government regime. In a March 2012 interview with The Irrawaddy, he called corruption the biggest issue facing the country.[1]

References

Hpyo Wai Tha (26 March 2012). "Corruption is Burma's Biggest Problem: Upper House Speaker". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
"Burma's parliament opens new session". BBC News. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
Saw Yan Naing (27 November 2007). "Ceasefire Groups Pressured to Support National Convention". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
Than, Tin Maung Maung (2016). "Myanmar Security Outlook: A Taxing Year for the Tatmadaw". NIDS Joint Research Series No.14 (PDF). The National Institute for Defense Studies. ISBN 978-4-86482-045-5.

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[corr-1] Hpyo Wai Tha (26 March 2012). "Corruption is Burma's Biggest Problem: Upper House Speaker". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.

[2] "Burma's parliament opens new session". BBC News. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2012.

[3] Saw Yan Naing (27 November 2007). "Ceasefire Groups Pressured to Support National Convention". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.

[4] Than, Tin Maung Maung (2016). "Myanmar Security Outlook: A Taxing Year for the Tatmadaw". NIDS Joint Research Series No.14 (PDF). The National Institute for Defense Studies. ISBN 978-4-86482-045-5.