Nyan Win ( my, ဉာဏ်ဝင်း, ; born 22 January 1953) is the Chief Minister of
Bago Region from 2011 to 2016. He won a Regional Hluttaw seat in an uncontested election in 2010, representing
Zigon Township
Zigon Township is a township in the Tharrawaddy District of the Bago Region in Burma
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, and was appointed Chief Minister of the region on 30 March 2011. Prior to his election, he was the
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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of
Myanmar
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, having been appointed on 18 September 2004. He was a
Major General
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in the
Burmese Army
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. He was Deputy Chief of Military Training for the Myanmar Armed Forces before he became a member of the
SPDC. He also served as Commandant of CGSC (Command and General Staff College). He graduated from the 18th intake of
Defence Services Academy
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(DSA).
He is married to Myint Myint Soe.
References
External links
Myanmar apologizes, Japan seeks explanations*
ttps://web.archive.org/web/20101001235428/http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/2010/09/myanmar-general-debate-65th-session.html Foreign Minister Nyan Win addressesthe
United Nations General Assembly
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, September 28, 2010
Living people
Foreign ministers of Myanmar
Government ministers of Myanmar
Defence Services Academy alumni
1953 births
People from Bago Region
Burmese generals
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