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Kyaw Win

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Kyaw Win
ကျော်ဝင်း
Minister for Planning and Finance
In office
30 March 2016 – 25 May 2018
PresidentHtin Kyaw
Myint Swe (acting)
Win Myint
Preceded byKan Zaw (National Planning and Economic Development)
Win Shein (Finance)
Succeeded bySoe Win
Pyithu Hluttaw MP
In office
1 February 2016 – 30 March 2016
ConstituencyDagon Seikkan
Personal details
Born (1948-02-23) February 23, 1948 (age 76)
Labutta, Burma (Myanmar)
Political partyNational League for Democracy (NLD)
SpouseKhin Saw Yu
Children3
Alma materYangon Institute of Economics

Kyaw Win (Burmese: ကျော်ဝင်း [tɕɔ̀ wɪ́ɴ]; born 23 February 1948) is a Burmese politician who previously served as Minister for Planning and Finance of Myanmar from 30 March 2016 to 25 May 2018.

Early life and education

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Kyaw Win in Labutta, Irrawaddy Division, Burma (now Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar) to Pwa Gyi and Aye Nyunt on 23 February 1948.[1]

Career

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In 2015, Kyaw Win was elected as a member of parliament in the Pyithu Hluttaw for the constituency of Dagon Seikkan.[2][3]

In 2016, he was nominated as Minister of Planning and Finance in Htin Kyaw's inaugural Cabinet, whereupon his academic credentials came under scrutiny and he was revealed to have listed a bogus PhD on his CV from a fictitious online university, Brooklyn Park University.[4][5] He resigned from his position in May 2018. The President Office accepted his resignation on 25 May 2018.

Personal life

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Kyaw Win is married to Khin Saw Yu, and has three children, Khin Nwe Nwe Win, Thiha Kyaw, and Sithu Kyaw.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ၏ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းမျာ". 7Day News Journal (in Burmese). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  2. ^ Lun Min Mang; Aung Shin; Thomas Kean; Laignee Barron (23 March 2016). "Who's who: Myanmar's new cabinet". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ^ "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးသစ်များ၏ ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းများ". 7Day News (in Burmese). 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Myanmar finance minister nominee Kyaw Win has fake degree". BBC News. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  5. ^ Shibani Mahtani; Myo Myo. "New Myanmar Cabinet Members Face Questions About Academic Credentials". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 24 March 2016.