Tin Aung Myint Oo

Thihathura Tin Aung Myint Oo
တင်အောင်မြင့်ဦး
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 2007 – 30 March 2011
Preceded by	Thein Sein
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	29 May 1950 Burma (now Myanmar)
Political party	USDP
Spouse(s)	Khin Saw Hnin[1]
Children	Naing Linn Oo[1]
Residence	Naypyidaw
Alma mater	Defence Services Academy
Occupation	Army Officer
Religion	Theravada Buddhism
Military service
Service/branch	Army
Rank	General

Thihathura Tin Aung Myint Oo (Burmese: တင်အောင်မြင့်ဦး [tɪ̀ɴ àʊɴ mjɪ̰ɴ ʔú]; born 29 May 1950) was one of the Vice Presidents of Myanmar. 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. He resigned his Vice President post in May 2012.^[3] He joined the Buddhist monkhood on 3 May, after speculation over his disappearance had circulated throughout new media.^[4]

He 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]

In the Burmese general election, 2010, 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]

References

1. "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK". Her Majesty's Treasury. UK Government. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
2. Skidmore, Monique; Trevor Wilson (2008). Dictatorship, Disorder and Decline in Myanmar. ANU E Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-921536-32-8.
3. Buncombe, Andrew (7 May 2012). "Burma's hardline vice-president Tin Aung Myint Oo quits as reforms gather pace". The Independent. London.
4. "VP has 'become a monk': govt official". Myanmar Times. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
5. Tun Tun (3 February 2011). "Profiles of vice president nominees". Mizzima News. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
6. Min Lwin (12 November 2009). "The Junta's No 4 Unexpectedly Resigns". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
7. "Mandalay Division". People's Assembly constituencies. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
8. Shwe Yinn Mar Oo; Soe Than Lynn (4 April 2011). "Mission accomplished as SPDC 'dissolved'". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
9. "Will Likely Vice President Be Brave?". The Irrawaddy. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
10. Dittmer, Lowell (2010). Burma Or Myanmar?: The Struggle for National Identity. World Scientific. p. 181. ISBN 9789814313643.
11. Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
12. 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.