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{{Short description|Burmese former military official and politician}}
{{Family name hatnote|Tin Aung Myint Oo|lang=Burmese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tin Aung Myint Oo
| native_name = {{nobold|{{my|တင်အောင်မြင့်ဦး}}}}
| native_name_lang = my
| honorific-prefix = [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Burma#Thiha Thura|Thihathura]]
| pronunciation = <!--{{IPA-my||IPA}}-->
| allegiance = {{flagicon|MYA}} [[Myanmar]]
| rank = [[File:Vice Senior General.gif|15px]] [[General officer|General]]
| branch = [[Myanmar Army]]
| image = Tin Aung Myint Oo.jpg
| order =
| office = 1st [[Vice President of Myanmar|
| term_start = 30 March 2011
| term_end = 1 July 2012
| president = [[Thein Sein]]
| alongside = [[Sai Mauk Kham]]
| predecessor = Position established
| successor = [[Sai Mauk Kham]]
| order1 = Member of the [[Pyithu Hluttaw|Burmese House of Representatives]]
| constituency1 = [[Pobbathiri Township]]
| majority1 = 44,305 (90.57%)
| term_start1 = 31 January 2011
| term_end1 = 30 March 2011
| predecessor1 = Constituency established
| successor1 = [[Zayar Thaw]]
| office2 = Secretary 1 of the [[State Peace and Development Council]]
| term_start2 = 25 October 2007
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = [[Thein Sein]]
| successor2 = Position abolished
| office3 = Secretary 2 of the [[State Peace and Development Council]]
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|05|29|df=y}}▼
| term_start3 = 19 October 2004
|birth_place = [[Burma]] (now Myanmar)▼
| term_end3 = 25 October 2007
|party = [[Union Solidarity and Development Party|USDP]]▼
| predecessor3 = [[Thein Sein]]
|spouse = Khin Saw Hnin<ref name="sanc">{{cite web|url=http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/burma.htm|title=CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK|date=20 April 2011|work=Her Majesty's Treasury|publisher=UK Government|accessdate=24 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130129110402/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/burma.htm|archivedate=29 January 2013}}</ref>▼
| successor3 = Position abolished
|children = Naing Linn Oo<ref name="sanc"/>▼
|occupation = [[Army Officer]]▼
▲| birth_place = [[Burma]] (now Myanmar)
|alma_mater = [[Defence Services Academy]]▼
▲| party = [[Union Solidarity and Development Party|USDP]]
|residence = [[Naypyidaw]]▼
▲| spouse = Khin Saw Hnin<ref name="sanc">{{cite web|url=http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/burma.htm|title=CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK|date=20 April 2011|work=Her Majesty's Treasury|publisher=UK Government|accessdate=24 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130129110402/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/burma.htm|archivedate=29 January 2013}}</ref>
|awards = [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Burma#Thiha Thura|Thihathura]]▼
▲| children = Naing Linn Oo<ref name="sanc"/>
|signature = ▼
▲| occupation = [[Army Officer]]
▲| alma_mater = [[Defence Services Academy]]
▲| residence = [[Naypyidaw]]
▲| awards = [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Burma#Thiha Thura|Thihathura]]
▲| signature =
| caption = Tin Aung Myint Oo in 2010
}}
{{Contains special characters|Burmese}}
''[[Orders, decorations, and medals of Burma#Thiha Thura|Thihathura]]'' '''Tin Aung Myint Oo''' ({{lang-my|တင်အောင်မြင့်ဦး}} {{IPA-my|tɪ̀ɰ̃ àʊɰ̃ mjɪ̰ɰ̃ ʔú|}}; born 29 May
==Military career==
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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.<ref name="tun"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.altsean.org/Research/2010/Key%20Facts/Constituencies/Peoples%20Assembly/Mandalay%20Division.php#Pobbhathiri|title=Mandalay Division|year=2010|work=People's Assembly constituencies|publisher=Alternative Asean Network on Burma|accessdate=6 April 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322181000/http://www.altsean.org/Research/2010/Key%20Facts/Constituencies/Peoples%20Assembly/Mandalay%20Division.php#Pobbhathiri|archivedate=22 March 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/2011/news/569/news56902.html|title=Mission accomplished as SPDC ‘dissolved’|author=Shwe Yinn Mar Oo|author2=Soe Than Lynn|date=4 April 2011|publisher=Myanmar Times|accessdate=6 April 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916200931/http://www.mmtimes.com/2011/news/569/news56902.html|archivedate=16 September 2011}}</ref> He is one of the wealthiest members in the former SPDC, and is well known for close ties with [[Zaw Zaw]], a Burmese tycoon.<ref name="skidmore"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=20666&page=2|title=Will Likely Vice President Be Brave?|date=3 February 2011|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=24 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305014137/http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=20666&page=2|archivedate=5 March 2011}}</ref> He formerly served as the chairman of [[Myanmar Economics Corporation]] (MEC), an conglomerate owned by the Burmese military.<ref name="dittmer">{{cite book|last=Dittmer|first=Lowell|title=Burma Or Myanmar?: The Struggle for National Identity|publisher=World Scientific|year=2010|page=181|isbn=9789814313643}}</ref>
On 1 July 2012,<ref>[http://elevenmyanmar.com/politics/507-navy-chief-elected-as-new-vice-president
== Personal life ==
Tin Aung Myint Oo is married to Khin Saw Hnin and has a son, Naing Lin Oo, a military captain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Irrawaddy |first=The |date=2022-09-12 |title=Military Crony Linked to New Ownership of Ooredoo’s Myanmar Unit |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/military-crony-linked-to-new-ownership-of-ooredoos-myanmar-unit.html |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=The Irrawaddy |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK |url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20120405144939/http:/www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/burma.htm |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk}}</ref>
==References==
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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]
Military career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Tin Aung Myint Oo is married to Khin Saw Hnin and has a son, Naing Lin Oo, a military captain.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Skidmore, Monique; Trevor Wilson (2008). Dictatorship, Disorder and Decline in Myanmar. ANU E Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-921536-32-8.
- ^ Buncombe, Andrew (7 May 2012). "Burma's hardline vice-president Tin Aung Myint Oo quits as reforms gather pace". The Independent. London.
- ^ "VP has 'become a monk': govt official". Myanmar Times. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ a b c Tun Tun (3 February 2011). "Profiles of vice president nominees". Mizzima News. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ Min Lwin (12 November 2009). "The Junta's No 4 Unexpectedly Resigns". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Mandalay Division". People's Assembly constituencies. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Will Likely Vice President Be Brave?". The Irrawaddy. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ Dittmer, Lowell (2010). Burma Or Myanmar?: The Struggle for National Identity. World Scientific. p. 181. ISBN 9789814313643.
- ^ [1] Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
- ^ Irrawaddy, The (2022-09-12). "Military Crony Linked to New Ownership of Ooredoo's Myanmar Unit". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-11.