Khin Aung Myint

Khin Aung Myint (Burmese: ခင်အောင်မြင့်) is a Burmese politician and incumbent Amyotha Hluttaw MP for Mandalay Region № 8 constituency. He previously served as Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw, the upper house of the Myanmar parliament.[2] A senior official of the Myanmar military government and a major general, he was 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]

His Excellency Thiri Pyanchi Khin Aung Myint ခင်အောင်မြင့်
Amyotha Hluttaw MP for Mandalay Region № 8 constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 February 2016
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
Amyotha Hluttaw MP for Mandalay Region № 9 constituency
In office 31 January 2011 – 29 January 2016
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Maung Maung Swe
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 75–76)[1]
Nationality	Burmese
Political party	Union Solidarity and Development Party
Spouse(s)	Khin Phyone
Military service
Allegiance	Myanmar
Branch/service	Myanmar Army
Rank	Major General

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]