Tin Aye

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Tin Aye
တင်အေး
Chairman of Union Electoral Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 March 2011
Pyithu Hluttaw MP
In office
31 January 2011  16 February 2011
President Thein Sein
Preceded by Constituency established
Succeeded by Khin Thanda
Constituency Tada-U Township
Personal details
Born (1948-10-02) 2 October 1948
Letsaungyu village, Tada-U Township, Burma
Nationality Burmese
Political party Union Solidarity and Development Party
Spouse(s) Kyi Kyi Ohn
Children one daughter, two sons
Alma mater Defence Services Academy
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Service/branch Myanmar Army
Years of service -April 2010
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands No. 4 Military Operations Command
Southern Command
Awards 15 decorations (including Distinguished Service Medal for battles at Mengyan and Maethawaw)

Tin Aye (Burmese: တင်အေး) is a retired Burmese lieutenant general and currently chairs the country's Union Election Commission (UEC). In the Burmese general election, 2010, he contested a Pyithu Hluttaw seat in Tada-U Township and won. However, he vacated his seat in February 2012 to assume a new position, as Chairman of the UEC.[1] He graduated from the Defence Services Academy and is a decorated soldier, having received 15 decorations.[1] He formerly served as the chairman of Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings (UMEHL), an conglomerate owned by the Burmese military.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ko Wild (17 February 2011). "Tin Aye to be EC chairman; Tun Tun Oo appointed chief justice". Mizzima. Retrieved 13 April 2012. 
  2. Dittmer, Lowell (2010). Burma Or Myanmar?: The Struggle for National Identity. World Scientific. p. 181. ISBN 9789814313643. 
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