Thihathura
Tin Aung Myint Oo
တင်အောင်မြင့်ဦး
1st First Vice President of Myanmar
In office
30 March 2011 – 1 July 2012
Serving with Sai Mauk Kham
PresidentThein Sein
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySai Mauk Kham
Member of the Burmese House of Representatives
In office
31 January 2011 – 30 March 2011
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byZayar Thaw
ConstituencyPobbathiri Township
Majority44,305 (90.57%)
Secretary 1 of the State Peace and Development Council
In office
25 October 2007 – 7 November 2010
Preceded byThein Sein
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1949-05-29) 29 May 1949 (age 74)
Burma (now Myanmar)
Political partyUSDP
SpouseKhin Saw Hnin[1]
ChildrenNaing Linn Oo[1]
ResidenceNaypyidaw
Alma materDefence Services Academy
OccupationArmy Officer
AwardsThihathura
Military service
AllegianceMyanmar Myanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
Rank General
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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]

Military career

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]

Political career

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]

Personal life

Tin Aung Myint Oo is married to Khin Saw Hnin and has a son, Naing Lin Oo, a military captain.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK". Her Majesty's Treasury. UK Government. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b Skidmore, Monique; Trevor Wilson (2008). Dictatorship, Disorder and Decline in Myanmar. ANU E Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-921536-32-8.
  3. ^ Buncombe, Andrew (7 May 2012). "Burma's hardline vice-president Tin Aung Myint Oo quits as reforms gather pace". The Independent. London.
  4. ^ "VP has 'become a monk': govt official". Myanmar Times. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Tun Tun (3 February 2011). "Profiles of vice president nominees". Mizzima News. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  6. ^ Min Lwin (12 November 2009). "The Junta's No 4 Unexpectedly Resigns". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Mandalay Division". People's Assembly constituencies. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  8. ^ Shwe Yinn Mar Oo; Soe Than Lynn (4 April 2011). "Mission accomplished as SPDC 'dissolved'". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Will Likely Vice President Be Brave?". The Irrawaddy. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  10. ^ Dittmer, Lowell (2010). Burma Or Myanmar?: The Struggle for National Identity. World Scientific. p. 181. ISBN 9789814313643.
  11. ^ [1] Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Buncombe, Andrew (7 May 2012). "Burma's hardline vice-president Tin Aung Myint Oo quits as reforms gather pace". The Independent. London. Retrieved 5 Jun 2012.
  13. ^ Irrawaddy, The (2022-09-12). "Military Crony Linked to New Ownership of Ooredoo's Myanmar Unit". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  14. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
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