Thant Sin Maung

Thant Sin Maung (Burmese: သန့်စင်မောင် [θa̰ɴ sɪ̀ɴ màʊɴ]; born 15 November 1953) is a Burmese politician and incumbent Minister for Transport and Communications of Myanmar (Burma). On 22 March 2016, he was nominated to be Minister for Transport and Communications in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet. On 24 March, the Assembly of the Union confirmed his nomination.

His Excellency

Thant Sin Maung
သန့်စင်မောင်
Minister for Transport and Communications
In office
30 March 2016 – 1
PresidentHtin Kyaw
Myint Swe (acting)
Win Myint
Preceded byNyan Tun Aung (Transport)
Zayar Aung (Communication)
Pyithu Hluttaw MP
In office
1 February 2016 – 30 March 2016
Succeeded byNyunt Aung
ConstituencyMonywa Township
Personal details
Born (1953-11-15) November 15, 1953
Monywa Township, Sagaing Division, Burma (Myanmar)
NationalityBurmese
Political partyNational League for Democracy
Spouse(s)Khin Than Aye
Children3
ResidenceHlaing Township, Yangon
Alma materYangon University
OccupationAcademic, Government Servant, Politician

He previously served as Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Monywa Township.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Thant Sin Maung was born on 15 November 1953 in Monyway village, Monywa Township, Sagaing Division, Burma (now Myanmar) to Lu Lay and Ohn Kyi.[5] He graduated from Rangoon Arts and Science University with M.Sc. in Mathematics.[4]

Career

Thant Zin Maung started working as a tutor in Pathein College and Rangoon Arts and Science University. He then moved to Myanmar Railways as an assistant manager, and worked in various positions until his retirement as a general manager.[4]

In 2015 Myanmar general election, he was elected as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Monywa Township.[4] In the aftermath of the military-led 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the Myanmar Armed Forces asked Thant Sin Maung to vacate his ministerial residence.[6] He was placed under house arrest.[7]

Personal life

He married to Khin Than Aye, a medical doctor, and has three children, Arkar Thant Sin, Phu Thant Sin, and Htoo Thant Sin.[5][4]

References
  1. The Myanmar Times. "Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to join government as NLD reveals cabinet".
  2. Ei Ei Toe Lwin. "With all eyes on Daw Suu, NLD set to reveal cabinet".
  3. "ဦးသန့်စင်မောင် အမျိုးသားဒီမိုကရေစီအဖွဲ့ချုပ်ပါတီ". mVoter2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  4. "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးသစ်များ၏ ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းများ". 7Day News (in Burmese). 22 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  5. "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ၏ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းမျာ". 7Day News Journal (in Burmese). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  6. "Myanmar's Health Minister Resigns After Military Takeover". The Irrawaddy. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  7. "Recent Arrest List" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 4 February 2021.
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