Aung Naing Oo

Aung Naing Oo (Burmese: အောင်နိုင်ဦး) is Myanmar's incumbent Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations, appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021.[1] He is a former military officer, and transitioned into the civil service in 2000, serving in key trade and commerce posts.

Aung Naing Oo
အောင်နိုင်ဦး
Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations
Assumed office
1 February 2021
PresidentMyint Swe
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Preceded byThaung Tun
Personal details
CitizenshipBurmese
CabinetMin Aung Hlaing's military cabinet
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Years of service1981-2000

Career

Aung Naing Oo has a Bachelor of Arts degree.[2] He served in the Myanmar Armed Forces from 1981 to 2000.[3] He transitioned into Myanmar's Ministry of Commerce, serving as a deputy general manager of Myanmar Agricultural Produce Trading between 2000 and 2005.[4] He served as a deputy director general at several agencies within the Ministry, including the Minister's Office from 2006 to 2010, the Department of Border Trade between 2010 and 2011, and the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) from May 2011 to 2012.[4]

Between 2012 and 2019, he was promoted as DICA's director-general.[4] He transferred to the Office of Union Investment and Foreign Economic Relations as its director-general on 29 March 2019.[4] He was concurrently appointed as the permanent secretary of the Ministry in April 2019.[5]

In the aftermath of the military-led 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the Myanmar Armed Forces appointed Aung Naing Oo as the Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations on 1 February 2021.[6][7]

Personal life

Aung Naing Oo is married and has two daughters.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Tatmadaw names new govt officials". The Myanmar Times. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  2. "Aung Naing Oo" (PDF). Singapore Institute of International Affairs.
  3. "U Aung Naing Oo". UKABC. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  4. "U Aung Naing Oo leaves DICA for a new role". The Myanmar Times. 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  5. "DICA chief promoted as investment ministry's top civil servant". The Myanmar Times. 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  6. "Myanmar's Health Minister Resigns After Military Takeover". The Irrawaddy. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  7. "Tatmadaw names new govt officials". The Myanmar Times. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
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