Thein Nyunt

Burmese politician and army colonel (1948–2024)

သိန်းညွန့်
Minister of the President’s Office of BurmaIn office
30 March 2011 – 30 March 2016
Serving with Soe Maung, Soe Thein, Aung Min, Hla Tun and Tin Naing Thein
Preceded byOffice establishedSucceeded byAung San Suu KyiChairman of Naypyidaw CouncilIn office
30 March 2011 – 30 March 2016Preceded byoffice establishedSucceeded byMyo AungMayor of NaypyidawIn office
1 March 2006 – 30 March 2011Preceded byoffice establishedSucceeded byMyo AungMinister of Progress of Border Areas, National Races and Development AffairsIn office
15 November 1997 – 30 March 2011 Personal detailsBorn(1948-10-08)8 October 1948
Maubin, BurmaDied17 March 2024(2024-03-17) (aged 75)NationalityBurmesePolitical partyUnion Solidarity and Development PartySpouseKyin KhaingMilitary serviceAllegianceBurmaBranch/serviceBurmese ArmyRankColonel

Thein Nyunt (Burmese: သိန်းညွန့်; 8 October 1948 – 17 March 2024) was a Burmese politician and army colonel who was one of six ministers of the President's Office, in the Cabinet of Burma (Myanmar), as well as the Mayor and the Chairman of the Naypyidaw Council, which governs the national capital. He served for State Peace and Development Council as the Minister of Progress of Border Areas, National Races and Development Affairs.[1] Thein Nyunt was appointed interim mayor of Naypyidaw, the national capital of Myanmar on 1 March 2006 and subsequently became the Chairman of the Naypyidaw Council. He was an army colonel. Thein died from brain cancer on 17 March 2024, at the age of 75.[2]

References

  1. ^ "The Government". website. Embassy of the Union of Myanmar, Brussels. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  2. ^ နေပြည်တော်တွင် ထိပ်တန်းရာထူးများရခဲ့သူ ဗိုလ်မှူးကြီးဟောင်း သေဆုံး (in Burmese)


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