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'''U Myint''' ({{lang-my|ဦးမြင့်}}) is a Burmese economist and presently serving as a Presidential Adviser to [[Thein Sein]], the [[President of Burma]] and leads his Economic Advisory Unit.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mmtimes.com/2011/feature/607/review2011.pdf|title=Poverty gets new recognition|last=Goddard|first=Geoffrey|coauthors=Sandar Lwin|date=December 2011|work=Myanmar Times|accessdate=28 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="advis">{{cite news|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21193|title=Thein Sein Appoints Presidential Advisors|last=Ba Kaung|date=27 April 2011|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=28 March 2012}}</ref>
'''U Myint''' ({{lang-my|ဦးမြင့်}}) is a Burmese economist and presently serving as a Presidential Adviser to [[Thein Sein]], the [[President of Burma]] and leads his Economic Advisory Unit.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mmtimes.com/2011/feature/607/review2011.pdf|title=Poverty gets new recognition|last=Goddard|first=Geoffrey|coauthors=Sandar Lwin|date=December 2011|work=Myanmar Times|accessdate=28 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="advis">{{cite news|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21193|title=Thein Sein Appoints Presidential Advisors|author=Ba Kaung|date=27 April 2011|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=28 March 2012}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
U Myint attended [[Rangoon University]] for his undergraduate degree, before moving onto [[Cornell University]], where he earned a masters degree in Economics.<ref name="isdp">{{cite journal|last=U Myint|date=December 2009|title=About the Author|journal=Myanmar Economy: A Comparative View|publisher=Institute for Security and Development Policy|issn=9789185937714|url=http://www.isdp.eu/images/stories/isdp-main-pdf/2009_myint_myanmar-economy.pdf}}</ref> He then earned a Ph.D in [[economics]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=Trevor|title=Myanmar's long road to national reconciliation|publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies|date=2006|pages=xi|isbn=9789812303639}}</ref> U Myint was previously a professor of economics at [[Rangoon University]], and also served as the director of [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Burma)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]' economics department.<ref name="advis"/> He later led the Research Department at the [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]]. Presently, he is the director of the [[Yangon]]-based [[Tun Foundation Bank]].<ref name="advis"/>
U Myint attended [[Rangoon University]] for his undergraduate degree, before moving onto [[Cornell University]], where he earned a masters degree in Economics.<ref name="isdp">{{cite journal|author=U Myint|date=December 2009|title=About the Author|journal=Myanmar Economy: A Comparative View|publisher=Institute for Security and Development Policy|issn=9789185937714|url=http://www.isdp.eu/images/stories/isdp-main-pdf/2009_myint_myanmar-economy.pdf}}</ref> He then earned a Ph.D in [[economics]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=Trevor|title=Myanmar's long road to national reconciliation|publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies|date=2006|pages=xi|isbn=9789812303639}}</ref>
U Myint was previously a professor of economics at [[Rangoon University]]'s [[Yangon Institute of Economics|Institute of Economics]], and also served as the director of [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Burma)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]' economics department.<ref name="cat"/><ref name="advis"/> He later led the Research Department at the [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]]. Presently, he is the director of the [[Yangon]]-based [[Tun Foundation Bank]].<ref name="advis"/>

In 2011, his appointment as President Thein Sein's chief economic adviser surprised many Burma watchers, as he has a close relationship with [[Aung San Suu Kyi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=22761&page=4|title=Names in the News: Burma's News Makers in 2011|date=30 December 2011|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=28 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dvb.no/news/presidential-%E2%80%98advisors%E2%80%99-raise-eyebrows/15438|title=Presidential ‘advisors’ raise eyebrows|last=Allchin|first=Joseph|date=28 April 2011|work=Democratic Voice of Burma|accessdate=28 March 2012}}</ref> U Myint also heads the Centre for Economic and Social Development.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/2012/news/614/news61409.html|title=Leading economists hold talk|author=Sandar Lwin|date=13 February 2012|work=Myanmar Times|accessdate=28 March 2012}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 04:58, 28 March 2012

In this Burmese name, U is an honorific, not a given name.
U Myint
ဦးမြင့်
Born1938 (age 85–86)
NationalityBurmese
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (Ph.D)
OccupationEconomist
FamilyU Aye (diplomat)

U Myint (Template:Lang-my) is a Burmese economist and presently serving as a Presidential Adviser to Thein Sein, the President of Burma and leads his Economic Advisory Unit.[2][3]

Career

U Myint attended Rangoon University for his undergraduate degree, before moving onto Cornell University, where he earned a masters degree in Economics.[4] He then earned a Ph.D in economics at the University of California, Berkeley.[5]

U Myint was previously a professor of economics at Rangoon University's Institute of Economics, and also served as the director of Ministry of Foreign Affairs' economics department.[1][3] He later led the Research Department at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Presently, he is the director of the Yangon-based Tun Foundation Bank.[3]

In 2011, his appointment as President Thein Sein's chief economic adviser surprised many Burma watchers, as he has a close relationship with Aung San Suu Kyi.[6][7] U Myint also heads the Centre for Economic and Social Development.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Htet Aung (February 2010). "A Game of Cat and Mouse". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  2. ^ Goddard, Geoffrey (December 2011). "Poverty gets new recognition" (PDF). Myanmar Times. Retrieved 28 March 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c Ba Kaung (27 April 2011). "Thein Sein Appoints Presidential Advisors". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  4. ^ U Myint (December 2009). "About the Author" (PDF). Myanmar Economy: A Comparative View. Institute for Security and Development Policy. ISSN 9789185937714. {{cite journal}}: Check |issn= value (help)
  5. ^ Wilson, Trevor (2006). Myanmar's long road to national reconciliation. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. xi. ISBN 9789812303639.
  6. ^ "Names in the News: Burma's News Makers in 2011". The Irrawaddy. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  7. ^ Allchin, Joseph (28 April 2011). "Presidential 'advisors' raise eyebrows". Democratic Voice of Burma. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  8. ^ Sandar Lwin (13 February 2012). "Leading economists hold talk". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 28 March 2012.


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