Thant Sin Maung
| Thant Sin Maung | |
|---|---|
| သန့်စင်မောင် | |
| Minister for Transport and Communications | |
|
Assumed office 30 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by |
Nyan Tun Aung (Transport) Zayar Aung (Communication) |
| Pyithu Hluttaw MP | |
|
In office 1 February 2016 – 30 March 2016 | |
| Constituency | Monywa Township |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 15, 1953 Monywa Township, Sagaing Division, Burma (Myanmar) |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Political party | National League for Democracy |
| Spouse(s) | Khin Than Aye |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Hlaing Township, Yangon |
| Alma mater | Yangon University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhist |
Thant Sin Maung (Burmese: သန့်စင်မောင် [θa̰ɴ sɪ̀ɴ màʊɴ]; born 15 November 1953) is a Burmese politician and incumbent Minister for Transport and Communications of Myanmar (Burma). On 22 March 2016, he was nominated to be 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 Zin Maung was born on 15 November 1953 in Monywa Township, Sagaing Division, Burma (now Myanmar). He graduated from Rangoon Arts and Science University with M.Sc. in Mathematics.[4]
Governmental 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]
Political career
In Myanmar general election, 2015, he was elected as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Monywa Township.[4]
Personal life
He married to Khin Than Aye, a medical doctor, and has three children.[4]
References
- ↑ The Myanmar Times. "Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to join government as NLD reveals cabinet".
- ↑ Ei Ei Toe Lwin. "With all eyes on Daw Suu, NLD set to reveal cabinet".
- ↑ "ဦးသန့်စင်မောင် အမျိုးသားဒီမိုကရေစီအဖွဲ့ချုပ်ပါတီ". mVoter2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးသစ်များ၏ ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းများ". 7Day News (in Burmese). 22 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.