Myint Hlaing

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In this Burmese name, the given name is Myint Hlaing. There is no family name.
Myint Hlaing
မြင့်လှိုင်
Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation
In office
30 March 2011 – 30 March 2016
Pyithu Hluttaw MP
In office
31 January 2011 – 30 March 2011
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byNaingngan Lin (NLD)
ConstituencyDekkhinathiri Township
Majority13,398 (90.14%)[1]
Chief of Air Defence Forces
In office
May 2006 – August 2010
Personal details
Born (1953-08-13) 13 August 1953 (age 68)
Mogok, Burma
NationalityBurmese
Political partyUnion Solidarity and Development Party
Military service
Allegiance Burma
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
Years of service1970-2010
RankLieutenant General.gif Lieutenant General

Myint Hlaing (Burmese: မြင့်လှိုင်; born 13 August 1953) was the Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation of Myanmar (Burma) from 2011 to 2016.[2] He is a retired lieutenant general in the Myanmar Army and Chief of the Air Defence Forces from May 2006 to August 2010.[2] He also served as Commander of Northeast Regional Command based in Lashio, Shan State.

Early life and education[]

Myint Hlaing was born on 13 August 1953 in Mogok, Mandalay Division. He graduated from the 17th intake of the Defence Services Academy in 1975. He is a close associate of former SPDC Vice Senior General Maung Aye, having served under him in the Tatmadaw’s Eastern Command during the late 1980s. In 1995, Myint Hlaing attended military training in Nanjing, China.

References[]

  1. ^ "MANDALAY DIVISION". Alternative Asean Network on Burma. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b Kudo, Toshihiro (26 July 2011). "New Government in Myanmar: Profiles of Ministers". Institute of Developing Economies - Japan External Trade Organization. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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