Wunna Maung Lwin
| H.E. U Wunna Maung Lwin | |
|---|---|
| ဝဏ္ဏမောင်လွင် | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 30 March 2011 – 30 March 2016 | |
| President | Thein Sein |
| Preceded by | Nyan Win |
| Succeeded by | Aung San Suu Kyi |
| Permanent Representative to the United Nations[1] | |
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In office 2007 – 30 March 2011 | |
| Leader | Than Shwe |
| Preceded by | Kyaw Tint Swe |
| Succeeded by | Maung Wai |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
30 May 1952 (age 63) Thaton, Mon State, Burma |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Political party | USDP(2010-2016 ) |
| Spouse(s) | Lin Lin Tin |
| Alma mater |
Defence Services Academy Methodist English High School |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Myanmar Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1971-1998 |
| Rank | Colonel |
Wunna Maung Lwin (Burmese: ဝဏ္ဏမောင်လွင်; born 30 May 1952[2]) was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar, in office from March 2011 to March 2016. He joined the Myanmar Diplomatic service in 2000, after a long career in the Myanmar Armed Forces from 1971 to 1998. Before he holds the current position, he served as Director-General of the Ministry of Border Affairs (Myanmar) from July 1998 to September 2000, Myanmar Ambassador to Israel from 2000 to 2001, France from 2001 to 2004, Belgium and EU from 2004 to 2007 and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland from 2007 to 2011. He graduated from the 16th intake of the Defence Services Academy in 1971.[2]
Wunna Maung Lwin was born in Thaton, Mon State. His father, Lieutenant Colonel Maung Lwin, was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1969 to 1970, under the Burma Socialist Programme Party.[3]
References
- Wai Moe (13 July 2011). "Wunna Maung Lwin: Military Commander to Foreign Minister". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ↑ "Burma Issues and Concerns: Locked In, Tied Up: Burma's Disciplined Democracy" 7. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. April 2011: 14.
- 1 2 "Cabinet Ministers". Alternative Asean Network on Burma. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ Zay Thu (27 August 2014). "ဒီမိုကရေစီ အစိုးရတွင်လည်း မဆလလူကြီးများ၏ သားသမီးများသာ ရာထူးကြီးများ ရယူထား". Tomorrow (in Burmese). Retrieved 9 July 2015.