Myo Thein Gyi
Burmese politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Myo Thein Gyi (Burmese: မျိုးသိမ်းကြီး; born 2 September 1965) is the former Minister for Education of Myanmar. He previously served as Professor of Mathematics Department, Dagon University, Director General of Department of Myanmar Education Research and Rector of West Yangon University.[1][2] He became Minister of Education after Aung San Suu Kyi on 6 April 2016. During the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Myo Thein Gyi was placed under house arrest by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[3]
In this Burmese name, the given name is Myo Thein Gyi. There is no family name.
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Myo Thein Gyi | |
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မျိုးသိမ်းကြီး | |
Minister of Education | |
In office 6 April 2016 (2016-04-06) – 1 February 2021 | |
President | Htin Kyaw Myint Swe (acting) Win Myint |
Preceded by | Aung San Suu Kyi |
Succeeded by | Dr Nyunt Pe |
Director General of the Department of Myanmar Education Research | |
In office December 2012 – 2015 | |
Rector of West Yangon University | |
In office 2015 – 6 April 2016 (2016-04-06) | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1965-09-02) 2 September 1965 (age 58) Yangon, Myanmar |
Nationality | Myanmar |
Alma mater | Yangon University, Technical University of Berlin Yangon Institute of Economics |
Cabinet | Win Myint's Cabinet |
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