Aung Thein Lin

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Aung Thein Lin
အောင်သိန်းလင်း
Pyithu Hluttaw MP
In office
31 January 2011 – 29 January 2016
Preceded byNew Office
Succeeded byThan Win
ConstituencySouth Okkalapa Township
Mayor of Yangon
In office
27 August 2003 – 30 March 2011
Preceded byKo Lay
Succeeded byHla Myint
Deputy minister of Ministry of Industry 2
Personal details
Born (1949-07-10) 10 July 1949 (age 72)
Yangon, Myanmar
Political partyUSDP
Spouse(s)Khin San Nwe
ResidenceYangon
Alma materDefence Services Academy
Military service
AllegianceMyanmar Myanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
Years of service197?–2010[1]
RankBrigadier General
CommandsLight Infantry Division 101

Aung Thein Lin (Burmese: အောင်သိန်းလင်း [àʊɰ̃ θéɪɰ̃ lɪ́ɰ̃]; also spelled Aung Thein Linn) is a Burmese politician, and a member of parliament at the Pyithu Hluttaw from the South Okkalapa constituency.[2] The former brigadier general in the Myanmar Army was mayor of Yangon from 2000 to 2010.[3] He was a major in the military in 1988 and later became the commander of Light Infantry Division 101 and then deputy minister of Industry-2 as well as an executive of the junta’s mass organization, the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA), which was transformed into the Union Solidarity and Development Party in April 2010.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Soe Win Than (2010-11-04). "Burma elections: Key race in Rangoon". BBC.
  2. ^ Khin Oo Tha (2011-02-26). "Future Not Bright for Aung Thein Lin". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 2011-03-02.
  3. ^ "Retired ambassador Hla Myint likely to replace Rangoon Mayor". Mizzima News. 2011-03-09. Archived from the original on 2011-05-01.
  4. ^ Wai Moe (2010-10-14). "The General Versus The Teenage Prisoner". The Irrawaddy.[permanent dead link]
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Yangon
2003-2011 		Succeeded by
Hla Myint
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