Ohn Win ( my, အုန်းဝင်း; born 11 November 1951) is a Burmese forester and incumbent Minister for the

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (Myanmar) Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation () is the government ministry of Myanmar, founded by the combination of Ministry of Mines and Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry by President Htin Kyaw. Departments * ...

. Prior to his appointment as the Minister, he served in the Forest Department in various capacities. He was also a professor, and later pro-rector, at the

University of Forestry (Yezin) The University of Forestry and Environmental Science (Yezin) ( my, သစ်တောနှင့်ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ဆိုင်ရာ တက္ကသိုလ် (ရေဆင်း), ), in Yezin near Nay Pyi Taw, is the onl ...

Early life and education

Ohn Win was born on 11 November 1951 to Sein Htun and Tin Myint in Kyetsha village, located on Pyinkhayaing Island in Ngapudaw Township, Burma (now Myanmar). Ohn Win graduated from the Yangon Arts and Science University (

Yangon University '') , mottoeng = There's no friend like wisdom. , established = , type = Public , rector = Dr. Tin Mg Tun , undergrad = 4194 , postgrad = 5748 , city = Kamayut 11041, Yangon , state = Yangon Regio ...

) in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in forestry. He also studied at the

University of the Philippines Los Baños The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB; fil, Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Los Baños), also referred to as UP Los Baños or colloquially as Elbi (), is a public research university primarily located in the towns of Los Baños and Bay ...

and obtained his master's degree from the

Colorado State University Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...

in the United States

Career

He had held highest-level appointed administrative post Pro-Rector at the University of Forestry (UoF) in Yezin until 2011. Prior to this, he served subsequently in several high level positions as Director of the Planning and Statistic Department at the Ministry of Forestry, Director of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Yezin, and Director the Shan State Forest Department and Mon State Forest Department. Following the military coup in Myanmar on 1 February 2021, U Ohn Win was arrested and later charged by the military junta under section 55 of the anti-corruption law.

Personal life

Ohn Win is married to San San Htay, and has three children, Mala Win (also known as Mala Nwe), Nila Win, and Thanda Win.

References

{{reflist 1951 births Living people Government ministers of Myanmar University of Yangon alumni Colorado State University alumni University of the Philippines Los Baños alumni