Soe Thein ( my, စိုးသိန်း; born 7 September 1949 in Rangoon,

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

), also spelt Soe Thane, served as Minister of the President's Office of Myanmar (Burma) between 2011 and 2016 and a former Minister for Industry-2 of Myanmar (Burma) in 2010-2012 He previously served as the Commander in Chief of the

Myanmar Navy The Myanmar Navy ( my, တပ်မတော် (ရေ); ) is the naval warfare branch of the armed forces of Myanmar. With 24,000 personnel on duty, the navy operates more than 150 vessels. Prior to 1988, the navy was small, and its role in c ...

and is a retired Vice Admiral. After Ministry 1 and 2 have been combined, he was served as Minister for Industry. He also served as the Chairman of

Myanmar Investment Commission The Myanmar Investment Commission ( my, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ရင်းနှီးမြှုပ်နှံမှု ကော်မရှင်, abbreviated MIC) is a government-appointed body under the Ministry of Inv ...

from 2010-2013. Soe Thein has been accused of buying votes in Bawlakhe twice, in 2015 and in 2020. He won that constituency both times.

Personal life

Soe Thein is married to Khin Aye Kyin, also called Aye Aye. He has one son, Aye Chan (b. 1973), and 2 daughters, Yimon Aye (b. 1980) and Thida Aye (b. 1979). Thida Aye is a director at the Singaporean investment firm Dymon Asia, while Aye Chan is an Executive Director of an e-commerce site called RGO47. Yimon Aye is an assistant professor of chemistry at EPFL.

References

{{Reflist Government ministers of Myanmar Burmese military personnel People from Yangon 1949 births Living people Defence Services Academy alumni Burmese generals Union Solidarity and Development Party politicians Members of Pyithu Hluttaw