Ministry of Ethnic Affairs

Ministry of Ethnic Affairs (Burmese: တိုင်းရင်းသားလူမျိုးများရေးရာဝန်ကြီးဌာန) is a Myanmar government ministry formed by the President's Office Declaration No. 1/2016 on March 30, 2016 under President U Htin Kyaw.[1] On May 25, 2016, the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs was renamed the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs to comply with the law protecting the rights of ethnic nationalities.[2] The Union Minister for Ethnic Affairs is Saw Tun Aung Myint.

Ministry of Ethnic Affairs
တိုင်းရင်းသားလူမျိုးများရေးရာဝန်ကြီးဌာန
Ministry overview
Formed30 March 2016 (2016-03-30)
Jurisdiction Myanmar
HeadquartersOffice No. (10), Nay Pyi Taw Myanmar
Minister responsible
  • Saw Tun Aung Myint
Child agencies
  • Department of Ethnic Literature and Culture
  • Department of Protection of Ethnic Rights
Websitewww.moea.gov.mm

Structure

Departments under the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs are:

  • the Department of Ethnic Literature and Culture and
  • the Department for the Protection of Ethnic Rights

Union Ministers
  • Naing Thet Lwin (30 March 2016 – 1 February 2021)
  • Saw Tun Aung Myint (3 February 2021 – Incumbent)

Region or State Ethnic Affairs Ministers

The Region or State Ethnic Affairs Ministers are as follows:[3]

WhileRegion / StateMinisterDepartment
1Kachin StateU Khin Maung Myint (b) U DitMinistry of Burmese Ethnic Affairs
2U Sai Sein LinMinistry of Shan Ethnic Affairs
3U Ar Ti YohanMinistry of Lisu Ethnic Affairs
4U Yan Nam FonMinistry of Rawan Ethnic Affairs
5Kayah StateU Hla Myo SweMinistry of Burmese Ethnic Affairs
6Karen StateU Tay Za Htut Hlaing HtweMinistry of Burmese Ethnic Affairs
7U Min Tin WinMinistry of Mon Ethnic Affairs
8U Khun Myo TintMinistry of Pa-O Ethnic Affairs
9Sagaing RegionDaw Hmwe Hmwe KhinMinistry of Shan Ethnic Affairs
10U Lal Htaung ThangMinistry of Chin Ethnic Affairs
11Tanintharyi RegionU Saw Lu KaMinistry of Karen Ethnic Affairs
12Bago RegionDaw Naw Pwe SeMinistry of Karen Ethnic Affairs
13Magway RegionU Hla TunMinistry of Chin Ethnic Affairs
14Mandalay RegionU Sai Pan SaingMinistry of Shan Ethnic Affairs
15Mon StateU Shwe MyintMinistry of Burmese Ethnic Affairs
16Daw San Wint KhaingMinistry of Pa-O Ethnic Affairs
17U Aung Myint KhaingMinistry of Karen Ethnic Affairs
18Rakhine StateU Pon BweMinistry of Chin Ethnic Affairs
19Yangon RegionDaw Pan Thinzar MyoMinistry of Karen Ethnic Affairs
20U Zaw Aye MaungMinistry of Rakhine Ethnic Affairs
21Shan StateDr. Aung Than MaungMinistry of Burmese Ethnic Affairs
22U Zut DaungMinistry of Kachin Ethnic Affairs
23U GusaMinistry of Lisu Ethnic Affairs
24U JosephMinistry of Lahu Ethnic Affairs
25U Ar Be HlaMinistry of Akha Ethnic Affairs
26Dr. Tun HlaingMinistry of Inthar Ethnic Affairs
27U Khun Aye MaungKayan (b) Padaung Ministry of Ethnic Affairs
28Ayeyarwady RegionGa Moe Myat Myat ThuMinistry of Karen Ethnic Affairs
29U Tin SawMinistry of Rakhine Ethnic Affairs

References
  1. "Formation of the Union Government (Announcement No. 1/2016)". Office of the President. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  2. "Activities of the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs during the year". MOI. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  3. "Appoint Region or State Ethnic Affairs Ministers". Ministry of Information. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.