Tun Shin (Burmese: ထွန်းရှင်; born 2 October 1948[1]) was Attorney General of Myanmar (Burma) from 2011 to 2016.[2] He is an attorney by profession, with an LLB degree from Yangon, as a Master of Arts degree in business law from London.[3] He is a Christian.[2]

Tun Shin
ထွန်းရှင်
Union Attorney General of Myanmar
In office
30 March 2011 – 30 March 2016
Preceded byU Aye Maung
Succeeded byHtun Htun Oo
Deputy Attorney General of Myanmar
In office
2 February 2003 – 30 March 2011
Preceded byU Khin Maung Aye
Succeeded byU Han Shein
Personal details
Born (1948-10-02) 2 October 1948 (age 75)
Burma
NationalityBurmese
Political partyUnion Solidarity and Development Party
OccupationAttorney

References edit

  1. ^ "Commission Regulation (EU) No 411/2010 of 10 May 2010 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 renewing and strengthening the restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar". European Commission. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b Myo Thant (18 February 2011). "Tin Aye is EC chairman; Tun Shin nominated For Atty-Gen". Mizzima. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Union of Myanmar State Peace and Development Council Announcement No. (2/2007) (18 October 2007) Formation and Assignment of Commission for Drafting State Constitution". Government of Myanmar. 29 September 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2012.