Ye Myint

Ye Myint (Burmese: ရဲမြင့်) was the chief minister of Mandalay Region, Myanmar, from 2011 to 2016. He is a former lieutenant general in the Myanmar Army and former chief of Military Affairs Security.[1]

Ye Myint
ရဲမြင့်
1st Chief Minister of Mandalay Region
In office
30 March 2011  30 March 2016
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byZaw Myint Maung
Representative of Mandalay Region Hluttaw
In office
30 March 2011  30 March 2016
Preceded byOffice established
ConstituencyPyinoolwin Township No. 2
Personal details
BornBurma
Political partyUnion Solidarity and Development Party
Military service
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
RankLieutenant general

A member of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, he was elected to represent Pyinoolwin Township Constituency No. 2 as a Mandalay Region Hluttaw representative in the 2010 Burmese general election.[2]

Terrorist attack and fire

In January 2014, a convoy carrying Ye Myint and two other regional ministers was hit by a landmine attack, at Naungcho, on the Mogok-Pyinoolwin highway, on the way back to Mandalay. On 19 April 2014, Ye Myint's Mandalay home caught fire, caused by an overheated surge protector connected to an air conditioning unit.[3] On 22 April 2014, he was charged under Article 285 of the Myanmar Penal Code for negligence in a fire.

References

  1. "Myanmar region or state parliament agrees to assignment of respective regional chief ministers". Xinhua. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. "Mandalay Division MPs". Alternative Asean Network on Burma. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. "Divisional Chief Minister Charged With Negligence in Myanmar Fire". RFA. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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