Summary
Win Shein (Burmese: ဝင်းရှိန်; born 31 July 1957 in Mandalay[1]) is a former military officer and the incumbent Minister for Finance.
Win Shein | |
|---|---|
ဝင်းရှိန် | |
| Minister for Finance and Revenue | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2021 | |
| President | Myint Swe (acting) |
| Prime Minister | Min Aung Hlaing |
| Preceded by | Soe Win |
| In office 7 September 2012 – 30 March 2016 | |
| President | Thein Sein |
| Preceded by | Hla Tun |
| Succeeded by | Kyaw Win |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2023 | |
| President | Myint Swe (acting) |
| Prime Minister | Min Aung Hlaing |
| Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue | |
| In office July 2012 – September 2012 | |
| President | Thein Sein |
| Deputy Minister for Transportation | |
| In office March 2011 – July 2012 | |
| President | Thein Sein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 July 1957 (age 66) Mandalay, Burma |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Cabinet | Min Aung Hlaing's military cabinet |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Myanmar |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Navy |
| Years of service | - 2010 |
| Rank | Commodore |
Career edit
From May 2013 to May 2014, he also served as chairman of the Myanmar Investment Commission.[2] Win Shein previously served as a Deputy Minister of Transportation from March 2011 to July 2012.[3][4] He was Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue from July to September 2012.[5] He was an Myanmar Ambassador to Cambodia[6] and was also nominated as Ambassador to France just before he was appointed as Deputy Minister. In the aftermath of the military-led 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the Myanmar Armed Forces appointed Win Shein as the Minister for Finance effective 1 February 2021.[7]
He also served as a Commodore, as part of the Myanmar Navy's Naval Training Headquarters.[4]
Personal life edit
Win Shein's father, San Shein, was formerly a member of the Burma Socialist Programme Party's central executive committee.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Burma-related Designations; Counter Terrorism Designations". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
- ^ "Politics/ Inside Burma". Shan Herald Agency for News. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Myanmar government reshuffled". The Nation. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Burma: Comparison of New Government Officials with the Council of the European Union List of Sanctioned Regime Members". Global Justice Center. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Cabinet". Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni - News
- ^ "Tatmadaw names new govt officials". The Myanmar Times. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ Zay Thu (27 August 2014). "ဒီမိုကရေစီ အစိုးရတွင်လည်း မဆလလူကြီးများ၏ သားသမီးများသာ ရာထူးကြီးများ ရယူထား". Tomorrow (in Burmese). Retrieved 9 July 2015.