Nyan Win ( my, ဉာဏ်ဝင်း, ; born 22 January 1953) is the Chief Minister of

Bago Region Bago Region ( my, ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Pegu Division and Bago Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the southern central part of the country. It is bordered by Magway Region a ...

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 Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only s ...

, and was appointed Chief Minister of the region on 30 March 2011. Prior to his election, he was the

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...

Myanmar 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 ...

, having been appointed on 18 September 2004. He was a

Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of ...

in the

Burmese Army The Myanmar Army ( my, တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း), ) is the largest branch of the Tatmadaw, Armed Forces (''Tatmadaw'') of Myanmar (Burma) and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. The My ...

. 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 (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 The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA; french: link=no, Assemblée générale, AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN. Curr ...

, 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 {{Myanmar-politician-stub