Zaw Min (minister)

Zaw Min (Burmese: ဇော်မင်း) was the Minister for Electric Power-1 of Myanmar (Burma).[2] A retired Colonel in the Myanmar Army,[2] he resigned his ministerial position 28 August 2012.[3]

Zaw Min
ဇော်မင်း
Minister for Electric Power-1 of Myanmar
In office
30 March 2011  28 August 2012
Succeeded byKhin Maung Soe
Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw
In office
31 January 2011  30 March 2011
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byMyint Thein (NLD)
ConstituencyMagway Township
Majority106,900 (68.87%)[1]
Personal details
Born (1951-10-30) 30 October 1951
Pegu, Burma
NationalityBurmese
Political partyUnion Solidarity and Development Party
Spouse(s)Khin Mi Mi
Military service
AllegianceMyanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
Years of service-2010
Rank Colonel

Shooting incidents in 1998

In May 1998, Colonel Zaw Min landed on Christie Island and found 59 people living there to gather wood and bamboo, in violation of Burmese law. Senior General Than Shwe ordered them to be "eliminated" and all were subsequently murdered by Zaw Min's soldiers. Several days later, the 22 man crew of a Thai fishing boat that strayed into Burmese waters were also executed and their bodies buried on Christie Island.[4][5]

References

  1. "Magwe Division". Alternative Asean Network on Burma. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. Kudo, Toshihiro (26 July 2011). "New Government in Myanmar: Profiles of Ministers". Institute of Developing Economies - Japan External Trade Organization. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. http://203.81.81.136/briefing-room/daily-news/news1254
  4. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/defector-tells-of-burmese-atrocity/story-e6frg6t6-1111116576033, Defector tells of Burmese atrocity , The Australian, June 09, 2008
  5. As Myanmar Opens Up, Idyllic Islands Remain Unwelcoming, New York Times, By THOMAS FULLER, April 25, 2012, https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/26/world/asia/as-myanmar-opens-up-idyllic-islands-remain-unwelcoming.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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