Win Myat Aye (Burmese: ဝင်းမြတ်အေး [wɪ́ɴ mjaʔ ʔé]; born 1 June 1954) is a Burmese politician and former Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement of Myanmar (Burma). He also serves as the chairman of the Myanmar Youth Affairs Committee.[1]
He previously served as Amyotha Hluttaw MP for Bago Region No. 4 constituency. He is a practicing paediatrician and previously served as the rector of the University of Medicine, Magway.[2][3][4][5]
Early life and education
Win Myat Aye was born on 1 June 1954 in Pyuntaza, Pegu Division, Burma (now Myanmar) to U Than and Daw Aye.[6] He graduated from Institute of Medicine 1, Rangoon with medical degree in March 1980 and master's degree in pediatrics in February 1994.[7] He got doctorate degree in pediatrics in October 2006.
Medical and academic career
Win Myat Aye served as an assistant medical officer at Yangon Children's Hospital from 1988 to 1998, as an paediatrician at Waibargi Hospital from 2001 to 2004.[8] He also served as a lecturer from 2004 to 2006 and as an associate professor from 2006 to 2007 at University of Medicine, Magway. He served as an associate professor from 2007 to 2010, and as a professor from 2010 to 2011 at University of Medicine 1, Yangon. On 13 January 2011, Win Myat Aye became the rector of University of Medicine, Magway. He retired from his post in 2014.[8]
Political career
In 2015 Myanmar general election, he was elected as an Amyotha Hluttaw MP for Bago Region No. 4 constituency.[9]
On 22 March 2016, he was nominated to be Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet. On 24 March, the Assembly of the Union confirmed his nomination.
During the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Win Myat Aye was placed under house arrest by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[10]
Personal life
He married Mya Thida, an obstetrician and gynecologist, and has one son, Soe Lin Myat.[6]
References
- ^ "Youth affairs committee formed in Minhla Tsp". Myanmar Digital News.
- ^ The Myanmar Times. "Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to join government as NLD reveals cabinet".
- ^ Ei Ei Toe Lwin. "With all eyes on Daw Suu, NLD set to reveal cabinet".
- ^ "ဒေါက်တာဦးဝင်းမြတ်အေး အမျိုးသားဒီမိုကရေစီအဖွဲ့ချုပ်ပါတီ". mVoter2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ 42nd MYANMAR HEALTH RESEARCH CONGRESS (PDF). Department of Medical Research (Lower Myanmar). January 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ a b "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ၏ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းမျာ". 7Day News Journal (in Burmese). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Win Myat Aye". EBA Conferences. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ a b "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးသစ်များ၏ ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းများ". 7Day News (in Burmese). 22 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Names of Amyotha Hluttaw representatives announced" (in Burmese). Union Election Commission. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Recent Arrest List" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 4 February 2021.