Colonel Kyaw Zaya ( my, ကျော်ဇေယျ; also spelt Kyaw Zay Ya) is a Burmese military officer currently serving as Minister of Security and Border Affairs for

Tanintharyi Region Tanintharyi Region ( my, တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; Mon: or ; ms, Tanah Sari; formerly Tenasserim Division and subsequently Tanintharyi Division, th, ตะนาวศรี, RTGS: ''Tanao Si'', ...

since 20 February 2017. He previously served as Acting Chief Minister of

after the arrested Chief Minister

Lei Lei Maw Lei Lei Maw ( my, လဲ့လဲ့မော်; also spelt Lae Lae Maw) is a Burmese politician and a medical doctor who served as Chief Minister of Tanintharyi Region and Taninthayi Region Parliament MP for Thayetchaung Township Constituen ...

with corruption case on 10 March 2019.He became a member of Tanintharyi Administration Council formed after 2021 coup and resumed military services on 1 August 2021.

Military and governmental career

Kyaw Zaya served as the tactical officer at Khamaukgyi Subtownship-based Operations (20) Administration Department after the appointed him as vice principal and the chief coach at the No. (12) military training school. Later, he was appointed as Minister of Security and Border Affairs for

which is member of Tanintharyi Region Government on 20 February 2017.

Acting Chief Minister

On 10 March 2019, following the arrested Chief Minister

with corruption case, Kyaw Zaya was appointed as acting Chief Minister of

, according to constitution laws. On 11 March 2019, he succeed his position to

Myint Maung ''Thura'' Myint Maung ( my, မြင့်မောင်) was the Minister for Religious Affairs of Myanmar (Burma). He is a retired Brigadier General in the Myanmar Army The Myanmar Army ( my, တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း), ...

, a Regional Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, as acting Chief Minister.

References

{{Reflist Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Burmese military personnel Burmese soldiers Government ministers of Myanmar People from Tanintharyi Region