Than Myint (Burmese: သန်းမြင့် [θáɴ mjɪ̰ɴ]; born 17 January 1943) is a Burmese politician and former Minister for Commerce of Myanmar (Burma).
Than Myint | |
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သန်းမြင့် | |
.jpg) Than Myint in 2020 | |
| Minister for Commerce | |
| In office 30 March 2016 – 1 February 2021 | |
| President | Htin Kyaw Myint Swe (acting) Win Myint |
| Preceded by | Win Myint |
| Succeeded by | Pwint San |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 30 March 2016 | |
| Constituency | Hlaingthaya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 17, 1943 Ingapu Township, British Burma (now Myanmar) |
| Political party | National League for Democracy (NLD) |
| Spouse | Khin Htay |
| Alma mater | Yangon Institute of Economics |
Early life and education edit
Than Myint was born on 17 January 1943 to Tin Maung and Daw San in the village of Sitkyun, Ingapu Township, Burma (now Myanmar).[1]
Career edit
He previously served as a National League for Democracy (NLD) Member of the House of Representatives for the constituency of Hlaingthaya.[2][3]
In 2016 he was nominated as Minister of Commerce in Htin Kyaw's inaugural Cabinet, whereupon his academic credentials came under scrutiny and he was revealed to have listed a PhD on his CV from Pacific Western University (California), a now defunct institution which was not accredited, and had been found by a US congressional investigation to be a diploma mill which issued degrees without requiring students to meet stringent criteria of academic merit.[4]
During the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Than Myint was placed under house arrest by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[5]
Personal life edit
Than Myint is married to Thin Htay, a retired development bureaucrat and has no children.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ၏ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းမျာ". 7Day News Journal (in Burmese). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ "Who's who: Myanmar's new cabinet". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးသစ်များ၏ ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းများ". 7Day News (in Burmese). 22 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "New Myanmar Cabinet Members Face Questions About Academic Credentials". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "Recent Arrest List" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 4 February 2021.
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