Kyaw Myint ( my, ကျော်မြင့်, born 22 January 1940) is a Burmese
physician
A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...
and former
Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services.
Some governments have separate ministers for mental health.
Coun ...
. He previously served as a member of parliament in the
House of Representatives
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for
Chanayethazan Township
Chanayethazan Township ( my, ချမ်းအေးသာစံ မြို့နယ်, ) is a township located in downtown Mandalay, Myanmar. The township is bounded by Aungmyethazan Township and the Mandalay Palace in the north, and Pathein ...
constituency
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. He has served as the personal physician of
Than Shwe
Than Shwe ( my, သန်းရွှေ, ; born 2 February 1933 or 3 May 1935) is a Burmese strongman politician who was the head of state of Myanmar from 1992 to 2011 as Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC).
During this ...
, the country's former head of state.
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20th-century Burmese physicians
1940 births
Members of Pyithu Hluttaw
Living people
Union Solidarity and Development Party politicians
University of Medicine 1, Yangon alumni
Health ministers of Myanmar
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List