Kyaw Win
Kyaw Win | |
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ကျော်ဝင်း | |
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| Minister for Planning and Finance | |
| In office 30 March 2016 – 25 May 2018 | |
| President | Htin Kyaw Myint Swe (acting) Win Myint |
| Preceded by | Kan Zaw (National Planning and Economic Development) Win Shein (Finance) |
| Succeeded by | Soe Win |
| Pyithu Hluttaw MP | |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 30 March 2016 | |
| Constituency | Dagon Seikkan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 23, 1948 |
| Party | National League for Democracy (NLD) |
| Spouse | Khin Saw Yu |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Yangon Institute of Economics |
U Kyaw Win (Burmese: ဦးကျော်ဝင်း [tɕɔ̀ wɪ́ɴ]; born 23 February 1948) is a Burmese politician who served as Minister for Planning and Finance of Myanmar from 30 March 2016 to 25 May 2018.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Kyaw Win was born in Labutta, Irrawaddy Division, Burma (now Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar) to Pwa Gyi and Aye Nyunt on 23 February 1948.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]In 2015, Kyaw Win was elected as a member of parliament in the Pyithu Hluttaw for the constituency of Dagon Seikkan.[2][3]
In 2016, he was nominated as Minister of Planning and Finance in Htin Kyaw's inaugural Cabinet, whereupon his academic credentials came under scrutiny and he was revealed to have listed a bogus PhD on his CV from a fictitious online university, Brooklyn Park University.[4][5] He resigned from his position in May 2018. The President Office accepted his resignation on 25 May 2018.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Kyaw Win is married to Khin Saw Yu, and has three children, Khin Nwe Nwe Win, Thiha Kyaw, and Sithu Kyaw.[1]
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