Zaw Min Tun (general)
Major General Zaw Min Tun (Burmese: (ဇော်မင်းထွန်း) is a Burmese army general and incumbent Deputy Minister of Information,[1] concurrently serving as the Chief of the Tatmadaw True News Information Team, and head of the State Administration Council's press team.[2] He is also a senior spokesman for the Myanmar Army.[3][4][5][6]
Major General Zaw Min Tun | |
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ဇော်မင်းထွန်း | |
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| Deputy Minister of Information of Myanmar | |
| Assumed office February 2021 | |
| President | Myint Swe |
| Prime Minister | Min Aung Hlaing |
| Preceded by | Aung Hla Tun |
| Head of the Press Team of State Administration Council | |
| Chief of the Tatmadaw True News Information Team | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Spouse | Thin Thin Aung |
| Alma mater | Defence Services Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | _of_Myanmar.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tatmadaw |
| Branch/service |  Myanmar Army |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Commands | Head of the State Administration Council
Chief of the Tatmadaw True News Information Team Deputy Minister of Information |
Zaw Min Tun graduated from the 37th intake of the Defense Services Academy.[7]
Personal life
Zaw Min Tun is married to Thin Thin Aung.[8]
References
- "Union Ministers and Deputy Ministers". www.moi.gov.mm.
- "Detained Myanmar president, state counsellor to be treated in line with law: military". Xinhua. 16 February 2021.
- "Myanmar Military Asks Govt to Punish Minister for Police Remark". The Irrawaddy. 4 February 2020.
- "Myanmar Military Says Petitions Led to Early Release of Inn Din Rohingya Massacre Troops". Radio Free Asia. 30 May 2019.
- "Explainer: Crisis in Myanmar after army alleges election fraud". Reuters. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- "Myanmar army flexes muscles as Suu Kyi's government begins second term". WION. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- "Opinion | Where Is Spokesman U Zaw Htay?". The Irrawaddy. 8 February 2021.
- "ဥပ္ပါတသန္တိစေတီတော်၌ ဗုဒ္ဓမြတ်စွယ်တော်ပူးလာ ရဟန်းရှင်လူပြည်သူများဖြင့်စည်ကားလျက်ရှိ" (PDF). မြန်မာ့အလင်း (in Burmese). 2011-11-18. p. 9.
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