Pe Myint

Pe Myint was born on 15 December 1949 in Sandoway, Burma (now Thandwe, Myanmar) to Aung Nyein and Khin Thein.[1] He is of Rakhine descent.[1]

Pe Myint graduated from Thandwe State High School in Rakhine State in 1966 and Institute of Medicine 1, Rangoon in 1975.[2] He worked as a physician until 1988. He received training as a journalist at the Indochina Media Memorial Foundation in Bangkok.[3]

He previously served as the vice chairperson of the Myanmar Press Council, editor-in-chief of The People's Age Journal, editor of Sarpaylawka Book House and Myanmar Book Publishing House.[3][4][5][6]

On 22 March 2016, he was nominated to be Minister for Information in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet. On 24 March, the Assembly of the Union confirmed his nomination.[7][8][9][10][11] Following the military-led 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the Myanmar Armed Forces appointed Chit Hlaing as Pe Myint's successor on 1 February 2021.[12][13]

Pe Myint is a well-known writer and won Myanmar National Literature Award in 1995.[5] He has published over forty books of fiction, non-fiction, and translated works.[4][11][14]

Some of his original and translated works include

• 1975 — The Hospital (original by Arthur Hailey, The Final Diagnosis)
• 1977 — Ward No. 6 (original by Anton Chekhov, Ward No. 6)
• 1988 — First Love (original by Ivan Turgenev, First Love)
• 1993 — On Death and Other Short Stories
• 1993 — Normal Mind and Normal Behaviour (A Collection of Articles on Applied Psychology)
• 1995 — Parts for Sale and Other Short Stories (won Myanmar National Literature Award)
• 1997 — The Richest Man in Babylon (original by George Samuel Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon)

He is married to Khaing Nwe Oo, a book publisher, and has two children, Pe Zaw Oo and Cho Su Su Khaing.[1]