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 |
Secretary 2 of the State Peace and Development Council | |
In office 19 October 2004 – 25 October 2007 | |
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]
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]
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]
Tin Aung Myint Oo is married to Khin Saw Hnin and has a son, Naing Lin Oo, a military captain. [13] [14]