The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( my, နိုင်ငံခြားရေး ဝန်ကြီးဌာန, , 'MOFA') is a ministry in the government of Myanmar responsible for the country's

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. It also operates embassies and consulates in 44 countries. It is headed by Wunna Maung Lwin, appointed by military leader

Min Aung Hlaing Min Aung Hlaing ( my, မင်းအောင်လှိုင် abbreviated: MAL ; born 3 July 1956) also known as Alaungsithu is a Burmese politician and army general who has ruled Myanmar as the chairman of the State Administration Coun ...

List of ministers

History

During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, the British administration retreated to India. In 1942, the foreign affairs is served by Defence Department. After World War II, Defence and External Affairs Department was established and directly served by counsellor of the governor. Seal of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar

Seal of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar

In 1946, it was under the executive council and served by General

Aung San Aung San (, ; 13 February 191519 July 1947) was a Burmese politician, independence activist and revolutionary. He was instrumental in Myanmar's struggle for independence from British rule, but he was assassinated just six months before his goa ...

, the vice chair of that council. Later, the Myanmar Representatives led by General Aung San and British Government agreed to act the foreign cases according to Myanmar. The Department of Foreign Affairs was established on 17 March 1947 under General Aung San. The first secretary was Shwe Baw. On 4 May 1948, it was renamed Foreign Office and the secretary became permanent secretary. On 25 May 1967, it became Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Departments and heads of departments

* Director General:ASEAN Affairs Department: Ye Kyaw Mya * Director General:Consular and Legal Affairs Department: Aye Ko * Director General:Political Department: Aung Ko * Director General:International Organizations and Economic Department: Marlar Than Htike * Director General:Planning and Administrative Department: Aung Kyaw Zan * Director General:Protocol Department: Wunna Han * Director General:Strategic Studies and Training Department: Aung Myint * Director General:Union Ministry Office: Chan Aye

List of deputy ministers

# Hla Phone (1969–1974) # U Win (1974–1978) # Tin Ohn (1978–1983) # Hla Shwe (1983–1985) # Saw Hlaing (1985–1988) # Ohn Gyaw (1989–1991) # Khin Maung Win (1991–2004) # Kyaw Thu (2003–2009) # Maung Myint (2004–2012) # Myo Myint (2011–2012) # Thant Kyaw (2012–2016) # Zinyaw (2012–2014) # Tin Oo Lwin (2014–2016) #

Kyaw Tin Kyaw Tin ( my, ကျော်တင်; born 31 October 1955) is former union minister for International Cooperation of Myanmar. He also served as deputy minister of Foreign Affairs under Aung San Suu Kyi. As of November 2021, Kyaw Tin continue ...

(2016–2017) # Kyaw Myo Htut (2021–present)

References

External links

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