Soe Maung

Soe Maung (Burmese: စိုးမောင်) is a Burmese politician and retired army general. He served as a Minister of the President's Office in Thein Sein's Cabinet along with five other ministers.[2] He is a retired Major General in the Myanmar Army and a former Judge Advocate General. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Academy.[3]

Soe Maung
စိုးမောင်
Minister of the President’s Office
In office
30 March 2011 – 30 March 2016
Succeeded byAung San Suu Kyi
Pyithu Hluttaw MP
In office
31 January 2011 – 30 March 2011
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byTin Htay Aung (NLD)
ConstituencyYesagyo Township
Majority101,146 (76.72%)[1]
Judge Advocate General
Personal details
Born (1952-12-20) 20 December 1952
Yesagyo, Magway Division, Burma
NationalityBurmese
Political partyUnion Solidarity and Development Party
SpouseNang Phyu Phyu Aye
ChildrenZaw Win Shein
Alma materDefence Services Academy
Military service
AllegianceMyanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
Years of service-2011
RankMajor-General

In August 2018, Soe Maung registered a new political party, Democratic Party of National Politics (DNP), in the leadup to the 2020 Myanmar general election, along with another former military officer and Auditor-General, Lun Maung.[4][5][6] DNP has faced allegations of being a proxy party for the military-operated Union Solidarity and Development Party because of Soe Maung's close ties to Than Shwe.[4][5] Soe Maung is also a chair of Ra Hta Pa La Association (ရဋ္ဌပါလအသင်း; from Pali: Raṭṭhapāla, lit. 'country's protectors'), a nationalist organization.[7]

Personal life

Soe Maung is married to Nang Phyu Phyu Aye.[8] His adopted son, Zaw Win Shein, is a businessman who established Ayeyar Hinthar Holdings in 2006.[9][10]

References
  1. "MAGWE DIVISION". Alternative Asean Network on Burma. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. "Cabinet". Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  3. Aung Shin (15 November 2010). "In Magwe Region, the friendly election". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  4. "Election 2020 | Ex-Military Generals' Party Broke Law, Myanmar Election Commission Says". The Irrawaddy. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  5. "Founder Denies Newly Formed DNP Serves Military Interests". The Irrawaddy. 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  6. "Ex-Generals Apply to Form New Political Party". The Irrawaddy. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  7. "Nationalist party demands its candidates pay $220 to compete in election". Myanmar NOW. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  8. "COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 411/2010". EUR-Lex. 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  9. "Zaw Win Shein". FWP RESEARCH. 2019-02-16. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  10. Irrawaddy, The (2022-09-12). "Military Crony Linked to New Ownership of Ooredoo's Myanmar Unit". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.