Than Myint
| Than Myint | |
|---|---|
| သန်းမြင့် | |
| Minister for Commerce | |
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Assumed office 30 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Win Myint |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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In office 1 February 2016 – 30 March 2016 | |
| Constituency | Hlaingthaya |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 17, 1943 Ingapu Township, British Burma (now Myanmar) |
| Political party | National League for Democracy (NLD) |
| Spouse(s) | Khin Htay |
| Alma mater | Yangon Institute of Economics |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhist |
Than Myint (Burmese: သန်းမြင့် [θáɴ mjɪ̰ɴ]; born 17 January 1943) is a Burmese politician and incumbent Minister for Commerce of Myanmar (Burma). He previously served as a National League for Democracy (NLD) Member of the House of Representatives for the constituency of Hlaingthaya.[1][2]
In 2016 he was nominated as Minister of Commerce in Htin Kyaw's inaugural Cabinet, whereupon his academic credentials came under scrutiny and he was revealed to have listed a PhD on his CV from Pacific Western University (California)), a now defunct institution which was not accredited, and had been found by a US congressional investigation to be a diploma mill which issued degrees without requiring students to meet stringent criteria of academic merit.[3]
References
- ↑ "Who’s who: Myanmar’s new cabinet". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးသစ်များ၏ ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းများ". 7Day News (in Burmese). 22 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ↑ "New Myanmar Cabinet Members Face Questions About Academic Credentials". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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