Khin Aung Myint

Khin Aung Myint ခင်အောင်မြင့်
Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2016
Preceded by	Aung San Suu Kyi
Speaker of the Assembly of the Union
In office 31 January 2011 – 1 July 2013
Deputy	Mya Nyein
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Shwe Mann
Speaker of the House of Nationalities
In office 31 January 2011 – 29 January 2016
Deputy	Mya Nyein
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Mahn Win Khaing Than
Minister of Culture
In office 15 May 2006 – 30 March 2011
Prime Minister	Soe Win Thein Sein
Preceded by	Kyi Aung
Succeeded by	Kyaw Hsan
Personal details
Born	1945 (age 70–71)[1]
Political party	Union Solidarity and Development Party
Spouse(s)	Khin Phyone
Military service
Allegiance	Myanmar
Service/branch	Myanmar Army
Rank	Major General

Khin Aung Myint (Burmese: ခင်အောင်မြင့်) is a Burmese politician and former Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw, the upper house of the Myanmar parliament. He is currently serving as Leader of the Opposition in Pyidaungsu Hluttaw.^[2] A senior official of the Myanmar military government and a major general, he is a former Director of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare in the Myanmar Ministry of Defense and was assigned as Minister of Culture after Kyi Aung in 2006. He is also a member of the Central Organizing Committee of the Myanmar War Veterans Organization.^[3]

During the 2007 Burmese protests he travelled to Shan State in the north of the country to lobby support for the continuity of the government regime. In a March 2012 interview with The Irrawaddy, he called corruption the biggest issue facing the country.^[1]

References

1. Hpyo Wai Tha (26 March 2012). "Corruption is Burma's Biggest Problem: Upper House Speaker". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
2. "Burma's parliament opens new session". BBC News. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
3. Saw Yan Naing (27 November 2007). "Ceasefire Groups Pressured to Support National Convention". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 27 March 2012.