Myat Hein

Myat Hein မြတ်ဟိန်း
Minister for Communications and Information Technology
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 February 2013
Personal details
Born	27 April 1955 (1955-04-27) (age 59) Pegu Division, Burma
Nationality	Burmese
Spouse(s)	Htwe Htwe Nyunt
Alma mater	Defence Services Academy
Military service
Allegiance	Myanmar
Service/branch	Myanmar Air Force
Years of service	1975 - 2013
Rank	Lieutenant General

General Myat Hein (Burmese: မြတ်ဟိန်း) was a Burmese general and the commander of Myanmar Air Force. As such he is titled as the Commander-in-Chief (Air).^[1]

During 2001, Myat Hein held the rank of colonel and served in the post of Chief of Staff (Air).^[2] The following year, Myat Hein remained as Chief of Staff (Air), and was promoted to brigadier general.^[3] By 2003 he had been appointed Commander-in-Chief (Air) and held the rank of major general.^[4] During his time as the Air Force commander, Myat Hein has maintained close links with China^[5] and India.^[6]

Myat Hain is married to Htwe Htwe Nyunt.^[7]

On 13 February 2013, he was retired from military and became Minister of Communications and Information Technology.^[8]

The European Union has ordered that Myat Hein's funds be frozen inside its jurisdiction.^[7]

References

1. ↑ Myanmar Information Committee, Yangon Archived 22 December 2010 at WebCite
2. ↑ http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/religious/buddha2001/sept/sep30.html
3. ↑ http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2002/enlm/May7.htm Archived September 10, 2005 at the Wayback Machine
4. ↑ http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2003/enlm/may22_ir1.html
5. ↑ Ambassador Li Jinjun holds dinner in honor of the C-in-C (Air)and party to visit China soon Archived 22 December 2010 at WebCite
6. ↑ Top-level defence visits between India, Myanmar - The Times of India Archived 22 December 2010 at WebCite
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/financialsanctions/ecreg1070_030620.pdf
8. ↑ Latt, Win Ko Ko (11 Feb 2013). "Air Force boss to take over telecoms". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 13 February 2013.