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In the [[2010 Burmese general election]], he contested the [[Pobbathiri Township]] constituency and won a seat in the [[Pyithu Hluttaw]], reportedly winning 90.57% of the votes.<ref name="tun"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.altsean.org/Research/2010/Key%20Facts/Constituencies/Peoples%20Assembly/Mandalay%20Division.php#Pobbhathiri|title=Mandalay Division|year=2010|work=People's Assembly constituencies|publisher=Alternative Asean Network on Burma|accessdate=6 April 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322181000/http://www.altsean.org/Research/2010/Key%20Facts/Constituencies/Peoples%20Assembly/Mandalay%20Division.php#Pobbhathiri|archivedate=22 March 2012}}</ref> Tin Aung Myint Oo was sworn in as a Vice-President on 30 March 2011, along with [[Sai Mauk Kham]] and thereafter vacated his parliamentary seat.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/2011/news/569/news56902.html|title=Mission accomplished as SPDC ‘dissolved’|author=Shwe Yinn Mar Oo|author2=Soe Than Lynn|date=4 April 2011|publisher=Myanmar Times|accessdate=6 April 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916200931/http://www.mmtimes.com/2011/news/569/news56902.html|archivedate=16 September 2011}}</ref> He is one of the wealthiest members in the former SPDC, and is well known for close ties with [[Zaw Zaw]], a Burmese tycoon.<ref name="skidmore"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=20666&page=2|title=Will Likely Vice President Be Brave?|date=3 February 2011|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=24 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305014137/http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=20666&page=2|archivedate=5 March 2011}}</ref> He formerly served as the chairman of [[Myanmar Economics Corporation]] (MEC), an conglomerate owned by the Burmese military.<ref name="dittmer">{{cite book|last=Dittmer|first=Lowell|title=Burma Or Myanmar?: The Struggle for National Identity|publisher=World Scientific|year=2010|page=181|isbn=9789814313643}}</ref> |
In the [[2010 Burmese general election]], he contested the [[Pobbathiri Township]] constituency and won a seat in the [[Pyithu Hluttaw]], reportedly winning 90.57% of the votes.<ref name="tun"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.altsean.org/Research/2010/Key%20Facts/Constituencies/Peoples%20Assembly/Mandalay%20Division.php#Pobbhathiri|title=Mandalay Division|year=2010|work=People's Assembly constituencies|publisher=Alternative Asean Network on Burma|accessdate=6 April 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322181000/http://www.altsean.org/Research/2010/Key%20Facts/Constituencies/Peoples%20Assembly/Mandalay%20Division.php#Pobbhathiri|archivedate=22 March 2012}}</ref> Tin Aung Myint Oo was sworn in as a Vice-President on 30 March 2011, along with [[Sai Mauk Kham]] and thereafter vacated his parliamentary seat.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/2011/news/569/news56902.html|title=Mission accomplished as SPDC ‘dissolved’|author=Shwe Yinn Mar Oo|author2=Soe Than Lynn|date=4 April 2011|publisher=Myanmar Times|accessdate=6 April 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916200931/http://www.mmtimes.com/2011/news/569/news56902.html|archivedate=16 September 2011}}</ref> He is one of the wealthiest members in the former SPDC, and is well known for close ties with [[Zaw Zaw]], a Burmese tycoon.<ref name="skidmore"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=20666&page=2|title=Will Likely Vice President Be Brave?|date=3 February 2011|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=24 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305014137/http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=20666&page=2|archivedate=5 March 2011}}</ref> He formerly served as the chairman of [[Myanmar Economics Corporation]] (MEC), an conglomerate owned by the Burmese military.<ref name="dittmer">{{cite book|last=Dittmer|first=Lowell|title=Burma Or Myanmar?: The Struggle for National Identity|publisher=World Scientific|year=2010|page=181|isbn=9789814313643}}</ref> |
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On 1 July 2012,<ref>[http://elevenmyanmar.com/politics/507-navy-chief-elected-as-new-vice-president |
On 1 July 2012,<ref>[http://elevenmyanmar.com/politics/507-navy-chief-elected-as-new-vice-president] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817003426/http://elevenmyanmar.com/politics/507-navy-chief-elected-as-new-vice-president|date=August 17, 2012}}</ref> he submitted his resignation as vice president, citing health reasons.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/burmas-hardline-vicepresident-tin-aung-myint-oo-quits-as-reforms-gather-pace-7718701.html|title=Burma's hardline vice-president Tin Aung Myint Oo quits as reforms gather pace |date=7 May 2012|work=The Independent|accessdate=5 Jun 2012|location=London|first=Andrew|last=Buncombe}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
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Tin Aung Myint Oo is married to Khin Saw Hnin and has a son, Naing Lin Oo, a military captain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Irrawaddy |first=The |date=2022-09-12 |title=Military Crony Linked to New Ownership of Ooredoo’s Myanmar Unit |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/military-crony-linked-to-new-ownership-of-ooredoos-myanmar-unit.html |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=The Irrawaddy |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK |url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20120405144939/http:/www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/burma.htm |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:44, 11 February 2023
Tin Aung Myint Oo | |
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တင်အောင်မြင့်ဦး | |
1st First Vice President of Myanmar | |
In office 30 March 2011 – 1 July 2012 Serving with Sai Mauk Kham | |
President | Thein Sein |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Sai Mauk Kham |
Member of the Burmese House of Representatives | |
In office 31 January 2011 – 30 March 2011 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Zayar Thaw |
Constituency | Pobbathiri Township |
Majority | 44,305 (90.57%) |
Secretary 1 of the State Peace and Development Council | |
In office 25 October 2007 – 7 November 2010 | |
Preceded by | Thein Sein |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Burma (now Myanmar) | 29 May 1949
Political party | USDP |
Spouse | Khin Saw Hnin[1] |
Children | Naing Linn Oo[1] |
Residence | Naypyidaw |
Alma mater | Defence Services Academy |
Occupation | Army Officer |
Awards | Thihathura |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Myanmar |
Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
Rank | General |
Thihathura Tin Aung Myint Oo (Burmese: တင်အောင်မြင့်ဦး [tɪ̀ɰ̃ àʊɰ̃ mjɪ̰ɰ̃ ʔú]; born 29 May 1949) is a Burmese former military official and politician who served as First Vice President of Myanmar from 30 March 2011 to 1 July 2012. He is also chairman of Burmese Trade Council, having been appointed in November 2007 by Than Shwe, in response to Saffron Revolution demonstrations in October of that year,[2] and Minister of Military Affairs.[3] He joined the Buddhist monkhood on 3 May, after speculation over his disappearance had circulated throughout news media.[4]
Military career
Tin graduated from the 12th intake of the Defence Services Academy and subsequently earned the title "Thihathura" in 1980 for fighting the Communist Party of Burma.[5] He was nominated into the State Peace and Development Council in 2007 as Secretary (1), replacing Thein Sein, and was promoted to general in March 2009.[5][6]
Political career
In the 2010 Burmese general election, he contested the Pobbathiri Township constituency and won a seat in the Pyithu Hluttaw, reportedly winning 90.57% of the votes.[5][7] Tin Aung Myint Oo was sworn in as a Vice-President on 30 March 2011, along with Sai Mauk Kham and thereafter vacated his parliamentary seat.[8] He is one of the wealthiest members in the former SPDC, and is well known for close ties with Zaw Zaw, a Burmese tycoon.[2][9] He formerly served as the chairman of Myanmar Economics Corporation (MEC), an conglomerate owned by the Burmese military.[10]
On 1 July 2012,[11] he submitted his resignation as vice president, citing health reasons.[12]
Personal life
Tin Aung Myint Oo is married to Khin Saw Hnin and has a son, Naing Lin Oo, a military captain.[13][14]
References
- ^ a b "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK". Her Majesty's Treasury. UK Government. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ a b Skidmore, Monique; Trevor Wilson (2008). Dictatorship, Disorder and Decline in Myanmar. ANU E Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-921536-32-8.
- ^ Buncombe, Andrew (7 May 2012). "Burma's hardline vice-president Tin Aung Myint Oo quits as reforms gather pace". The Independent. London.
- ^ "VP has 'become a monk': govt official". Myanmar Times. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ a b c Tun Tun (3 February 2011). "Profiles of vice president nominees". Mizzima News. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ Min Lwin (12 November 2009). "The Junta's No 4 Unexpectedly Resigns". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Mandalay Division". People's Assembly constituencies. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ Shwe Yinn Mar Oo; Soe Than Lynn (4 April 2011). "Mission accomplished as SPDC 'dissolved'". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Will Likely Vice President Be Brave?". The Irrawaddy. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ Dittmer, Lowell (2010). Burma Or Myanmar?: The Struggle for National Identity. World Scientific. p. 181. ISBN 9789814313643.
- ^ [1] Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Buncombe, Andrew (7 May 2012). "Burma's hardline vice-president Tin Aung Myint Oo quits as reforms gather pace". The Independent. London. Retrieved 5 Jun 2012.
- ^ Irrawaddy, The (2022-09-12). "Military Crony Linked to New Ownership of Ooredoo's Myanmar Unit". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-11.