Thein Htay (Burmese: သိန်းဌေး) was the former Minister for Border Affairs and Minister for Industrial Development of Myanmar (Burma).[2] He was reassigned to the Myanmar Army in February 2013, as the head of the Directorate of Defense Industries (DDI)[3] carrying the rank of lieutenant general.[2]
Thein Htay | |
|---|---|
သိန်းဌေး | |
 Thein Htay in 2012 | |
| Minister of Border Affairs of Myanmar | |
| In office 30 March 2011 – 13 February 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Lt Gen Thet Naing Win |
| Minister of Industrial Development of Myanmar | |
| In office 30 March 2011 – 5 September 2012[1] | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Deputy Minister of Defense | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1955 Taunggyi, Shan State, Burma |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Political party | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
| Spouse | Myint Myint Khaing |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Myanmar |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
References
edit- ^ "ဝန်ကြီးဌာနဖျက်သိမ်းခြင်း" (in Burmese). ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် နိုင်ငံတော်သမ္မတရုံး. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b Kudo, Toshihiro (26 July 2011). "New Government in Myanmar: Profiles of Ministers". Institute of Developing Economies - Japan External Trade Organization.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Nan Tin Htwe (8 July 2013). "Uncertainty over Thein Htay sanction". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 8 July 2013.