'' Thray Sithu'' Nyan Tun ( my, ဉာဏ်ထွန်း; born 12 January 1954) is a Burmese politician who currently serves as a

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in the

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for

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. He previously served as Second Vice President of Myanmar from 15 August 2012 to 30 March 2016. He is a commander-in-chief of the

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with the rank of admiral, retired in 2012. He was elected as Second Vice President of Myanmar on 15 August 2012 following the resignation of

Tin Aung Myint Oo '' Thihathura'' Tin Aung Myint Oo ( my, တင်အောင်မြင့်ဦး ; born 29 May 1949) is a Burmese former military official and politician who served as First Vice President of Myanmar from 30 March 2011 to 1 July 2012. He is ...

Early life

Nyan was born on 12 January 1954 in

, Bago Region,

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to parent Sein Maung and his wife Thein Tin.

Military career

Nyan graduated from the 16th intake of the

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in 1975 and served as commander-in-chief of the Navy from June 2008. He was promoted to vice admiral in 2010 and made an admiral in 2012. He was awarded the title of ''Thray Sithu'' on 4 January 2012. As commander-in-chief of the navy, Nyan Tun oversaw a naval standoff with Bangladesh, the mending of Burmese-Bangladesh bilateral relations, the expansion of military relations with India and the modernization of the Burmese Navy, including the acquirement of two frigates from China.

Political career

Nyan Tun was elected as 2nd Second Vice President on 15 August 2012 following the resignation of

, and term end in 30 March 2016. In the 2015 Myanmar general election, he contested the

constituency, and won a

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seat.

References

1954 births Burmese generals Burmese military personnel Defence Services Academy alumni Living people People from Bago Region Vice-presidents of Myanmar Union Solidarity and Development Party politicians Recipients of the Order of the Union of Myanmar {{Myanmar-bio-stub