Thant Sin Maung (Burmese: သန့်စင်မောင် [θa̰ɴ sɪ̀ɴ màʊɴ]; born 15 November 1953) is a Burmese politician and former Minister for Transport and Communications of Myanmar (Burma). On 22 March 2016, he was nominated as Minister for Transport and Communications in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet. On 24 March, the Assembly of the Union confirmed his nomination.
He previously served as Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Monywa Township.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education
Thant Sin Maung was born on 15 November 1953 in Monyway village, Monywa Township, Sagaing Division, Burma (now Myanmar) to Lu Lay and Ohn Kyi.[5] He graduated from Rangoon Arts and Science University with M.Sc. in Mathematics.[4]
Career
Thant Zin Maung started working as a tutor in Pathein College and Rangoon Arts and Science University. He then moved to Myanmar Railways as an assistant manager, and worked in various positions until his retirement as a general manager.[4]
In 2015 Myanmar general election, he was elected as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Monywa Township.[4] In the aftermath of the military-led 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the Myanmar Armed Forces asked Thant Sin Maung to vacate his ministerial residence.[6] He was placed under house arrest.[7]
Personal life
He married Khin Than Aye, a medical doctor, and has three children, Arkar Thant Sin, Phoo Thant Sin, and Htoo Thant Sin.[5][4] He also has 3 main grandchildren named Thitsar Thant Zin, Swan Htet Zarni and Thant Lin Htet.
References
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- ^ Ei Ei Toe Lwin. "With all eyes on Daw Suu, NLD set to reveal cabinet".
- ^ "ဦးသန့်စင်မောင် အမျိုးသားဒီမိုကရေစီအဖွဲ့ချုပ်ပါတီ". mVoter2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးသစ်များ၏ ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းများ". 7Day News (in Burmese). 22 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ a b "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ၏ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းမျာ". 7Day News Journal (in Burmese). Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Myanmar's Health Minister Resigns After Military Takeover". The Irrawaddy. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Recent Arrest List" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 4 February 2021.