Kyaw Win
Kyaw Win | |
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ကျော်ဝင်း | |
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| Minister for Planning and Finance | |
| In office 30 March 2016 – 25 May 2018 | |
| President | Htin Kyaw Myint Swe (acting) Win Myint |
| Preceded by | Kan Zaw (National Planning and Economic Development) Win Shein (Finance) |
| Succeeded by | Soe Win |
| Pyithu Hluttaw MP | |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 30 March 2016 | |
| Constituency | Dagon Seikkan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 23, 1948 Labutta, Burma (Myanmar) |
| Political party | National League for Democracy (NLD) |
| Spouse | Khin Saw Yu |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Yangon Institute of Economics |
Kyaw Win (Burmese: ကျော်ဝင်း [tɕɔ̀ wɪ́ɴ]; born 23 February 1948) is a Burmese politician who previously served as Minister for Planning and Finance of Myanmar from 30 March 2016 to 25 May 2018.
Early life and education[edit]
Kyaw Win in Labutta, Irrawaddy Division, Burma (now Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar) to Pwa Gyi and Aye Nyunt on 23 February 1948.[1]
Career[edit]
In 2015, Kyaw Win was elected as a member of parliament in the Pyithu Hluttaw for the constituency of Dagon Seikkan.[2][3]
In 2016, he was nominated as Minister of Planning and Finance in Htin Kyaw's inaugural Cabinet, whereupon his academic credentials came under scrutiny and he was revealed to have listed a bogus PhD on his CV from a fictitious online university, Brooklyn Park University.[4][5] He resigned from his position in May 2018. The President Office accepted his resignation on 25 May 2018.
Personal life[edit]
Kyaw Win is married to Khin Saw Yu, and has three children, Khin Nwe Nwe Win, Thiha Kyaw, and Sithu Kyaw.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ၏ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းမျာ". 7Day News Journal (in Burmese). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ Lun Min Mang; Aung Shin; Thomas Kean; Laignee Barron (23 March 2016). "Who's who: Myanmar's new cabinet". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးသစ်များ၏ ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းများ". 7Day News (in Burmese). 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "Myanmar finance minister nominee Kyaw Win has fake degree". BBC News. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ Shibani Mahtani; Myo Myo. "New Myanmar Cabinet Members Face Questions About Academic Credentials". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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