Than Myint

Than Myint (Burmese: သန်းမြင့် [θáɴ mjɪ̰ɴ]; born 17 January 1943) is a Burmese politician and incumbent Minister for Commerce of Myanmar (Burma).

His Excellency

Than Myint
သန်းမြင့်
Minister for Commerce
Assumed office
30 March 2016
PresidentHtin Kyaw
Myint Swe (acting)
Win Myint
Preceded byWin Myint
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
1 February 2016  30 March 2016
ConstituencyHlaingthaya
Personal details
Born (1943-01-17) January 17, 1943
Ingapu Township, British Burma (now Myanmar)
Political partyNational League for Democracy (NLD)
Spouse(s)Khin Htay
Alma materYangon Institute of Economics

Early life and education

Than Myint was born on 17 January 1943 to Tin Maung and Daw San in the village of Sitkyun, Ingapu Township, Burma (now Myanmar).[1]

Career

He previously served as a National League for Democracy (NLD) Member of the House of Representatives for the constituency of Hlaingthaya.[2][3]

In 2016 he was nominated as Minister of Commerce in Htin Kyaw's inaugural Cabinet, whereupon his academic credentials came under scrutiny and he was revealed to have listed a PhD on his CV from Pacific Western University (California), a now defunct institution which was not accredited, and had been found by a US congressional investigation to be a diploma mill which issued degrees without requiring students to meet stringent criteria of academic merit.[4]

Personal life

Than Myint is married to Thin Htay, a retired development bureaucrat and has no children.[1]

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