Aung Thein Lin

Aung Thein Lin
အောင်သိန်းလင်း
Pyithu Hluttaw MP
In office
31 January 2011  29 January 2016
Preceded by New Office
Succeeded by Than Win
Constituency South Okkalapa Township
Mayor of Yangon
In office
27 August 2003  30 March 2011
Preceded by Ko Lay
Succeeded by Hla Myint
Deputy minister of Ministry of Industry 2
Personal details
Born (1949-07-10) 10 July 1949
Yangon, Myanmar
Political party USDP
Spouse(s) Khin San Nwe
Residence Yangon
Alma mater Defence Services Academy
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar Myanmar
Service/branch Myanmar Army
Years of service 197?–2010[1]
Rank Brigadier General
Commands Light Infantry Division 101

Aung Thein Lin (Burmese: အောင်သိန်းလင်း [àʊɴ θéɪɴ lɪ́ɴ]; also spelled Aung Thein Linn) is a Burmese politician, and a member of parliament at the Pyithu Hluttaw from the South Okkalapa constituency.[2] The former brigadier general in the Myanmar Army was mayor of Yangon from 2003 to 2011.[3] He was a major in the military in 1988 and later became the commander of Light Infantry Division 101 and then deputy minister of Industry-2 as well as an executive of the junta’s mass organization, the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA), which was transformed into the Union Solidarity and Development Party in April 2010.[4]

References

  1. Soe Win Than (2010-11-04). "Burma elections: Key race in Rangoon". BBC.
  2. Khin Oo Tha (2011-02-26). "Future Not Bright for Aung Thein Lin". The Irrawaddy.
  3. "Retired ambassador Hla Myint likely to replace Rangoon Mayor". Mizzima News. 2011-03-09.
  4. Wai Moe (2010-10-14). "The General Versus The Teenage Prisoner". The Irrawaddy.


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