Pe Myint (Burmese: ဖေမြင့် [pʰè mjɪ̰ɴ]; born 15 December 1949) is a Burmese politician, writer and a former Minister for Information of Myanmar (Burma).
Pe Myint | |
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ဖေမြင့် | |
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| Minister for Information of Myanmar | |
| In office 30 March 2016 – 1 February 2021 | |
| President | Htin Kyaw Myint Swe (acting) Win Myint |
| Preceded by | Ye Htut |
| Succeeded by | Chit Naing |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1949 Thandwe, Burma (Myanmar) |
| Residence | Naypyidaw |
| Alma mater | University of Medicine 1, Yangon |
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Early life and education edit
Pe Myint was born on 15 December 1949 in Sandoway, Burma (now Thandwe, Myanmar) to Aung Nyein and Khin Thein.[1] He is of Rakhine descent.[1]
Career edit
Pe Myint graduated from Thandwe State High School in Rakhine State in 1966 and Institute of Medicine 1, Rangoon in 1975.[2] He worked as a physician until 1988. He received training as a journalist at the Indochina Media Memorial Foundation in Bangkok.[3]
He previously served as the vice chairperson of the Myanmar Press Council, editor-in-chief of The People's Age Journal, editor of Sarpaylawka Book House and Myanmar Book Publishing House.[3][4][5][6]
On 22 March 2016, he was nominated to be Minister for Information in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet. On 24 March, the Assembly of the Union confirmed his nomination.[7][8][9][10][11] Following the military-led 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the Myanmar Armed Forces appointed Chit Hlaing as Pe Myint's successor on 1 February 2021.[12][13]
Literary works edit
Pe Myint is a well-known writer and won Myanmar National Literature Award in 1995.[5] He has published over forty books of fiction, non-fiction, and translated works.[4][11][14]
Some of his original and translated works include
- 1975 — The Hospital (original by Arthur Hailey, The Final Diagnosis)
- 1977 — Ward No. 6 (original by Anton Chekhov, Ward No. 6)
- 1988 — First Love (original by Ivan Turgenev, First Love)
- 1993 — On Death and Other Short Stories
- 1993 — Normal Mind and Normal Behaviour (A Collection of Articles on Applied Psychology)
- 1995 — Parts for Sale and Other Short Stories (won Myanmar National Literature Award)
- 1997 — The Richest Man in Babylon (original by George Samuel Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon)
Personal life edit
He is married to Khaing Nwe Oo, a book publisher, and has two children, Pe Zaw Oo and Cho Su Su Khaing.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ၏ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းမျာ". 7Day News Journal (in Burmese). Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ The Myanmar Times. "Looking back: education in the 1960s".
- ^ a b Lun Min Mang; Aung Shin; Thomas Kean; Laignee Barron. "Who's who: Myanmar's new cabinet".
- ^ a b "U Pe Myint".
- ^ a b "Incoming Info Minister Pe Myint: 'I Will Ensure Press Freedom'". The Irrawaddy.
- ^ Lun Min Mang. "Information minister to tackle state subsidies".
- ^ The Myanmar Times. "Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to join government as NLD reveals cabinet".
- ^ Ei Ei Toe Lwin. "With all eyes on Daw Suu, NLD set to reveal cabinet".
- ^ "Myanmar president to include Aung San Suu Kyi in his Cabinet".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "India lends a helping hand to Myanmar in government formation". hindustantimes.com.
- ^ a b ပြန်ကြားရေးနှင့် ပြည်သူ့ ဆက်ဆံရေး ဦးစီး ဌာန (ရုံးချုပ်) စာတည်း အဖွဲ့ (April 2003). နှစ်ဆယ် ရာစု မြန်မာ စာရေး ဆရာ များနှင့် စာစု စာရင်း. ပညာရွှေတောင် စာအုပ်တိုက်.
- ^ "Myanmar's Health Minister Resigns After Military Takeover". The Irrawaddy. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Tatmadaw names new govt officials". The Myanmar Times. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Zon Pann Pwint. "From well-read writer to minister".