Aung Kyi

Not to be confused with Aung San Suu Kyi.
His Excellency
Aung Kyi
အောင်ကြည်
Aung Kyi on 2017
Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission of Myanmar
In office
24 November 2017 – 1 December 2020
Preceded byMya Win
Succeeded byTin Oo
Minister of Information of Myanmar
In office
27 August 2012[1] – 29 July 2014[2]
Preceded byKyaw Hsan
Succeeded byYe Htut
Minister of Labour of Myanmar
In office
24 October 2007 – 27 August 2012
Preceded byTin Aye
Succeeded byMaung Myint
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement of Myanmar
In office
30 March 2011 – 27 August 2012
Succeeded byMyat Myat Ohn Khin
MP of the Pyithu Hluttaw
In office
31 January 2011 – 30 March 2011
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byPhyu Phyu Thin
ConstituencyMingala Taungnyunt Township
Majority28,566 (47%)
Deputy Minister of Labour of Myanmar
In office
November 2006 – 24 October 2007
Personal details
Born (1946-11-01) 1 November 1946 (age 78)
Yangon, Burma
NationalityBurmese
Political partyUnion Solidarity and Development Party
SpouseThet Thet Swe
Alma materOfficers Training School, Bahtoo
AwardsGallantry Medal (Thu-ye-gaung-hmat-tan-win tazeit)
Military service
AllegianceMyanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
RankMajor General

Aung Kyi (Burmese: အောင်ကြည်; born 1 November 1946) is a Burmese politician and veteran who served as chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission of Myanmar.[3] He previously served as the Minister of Information, Minister of Labor, Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement in the Cabinet of Burma. He was appointed as the Minister of Labor on 24 October 2007 by the then ruling State Peace and Development Council.[4] In October 2007, he received an additional concurrent appointment as minister for relations to detained National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.[5]

Military career

He graduated from the 40th intake of the Officers Training School, Bahtoo. He retired from his post as a major general of Myanmar Armed Forces.[6]

In office as minister

After leaving full-time military service, he was named deputy minister for labor in November 2006, and in that capacity has been in charge of relations with the International Labour Organization. In February 2007, he brokered a deal with the ILO to establish a new system of reporting of complaints of forced labor. He was appointed Minister for Labour in October 2007.[4]

Aung Kyi has a reputation for relative accessibility, compared to the predominantly secretive leaders of the junta.[7][8][9] Aung Kyi's appointment as the junta's official liaison to Aung San Suu Kyi in October 2007 followed worldwide condemnation of the junta after its violent crackdown on the 2007 Burmese anti-government protests.[5] The junta then sought to reopen talks with Suu Kyi, the detained leader of the National League for Democracy.[10] The creation of the Cabinet-level position of liaison minister, to "smooth relations with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi", had been suggested to the State Peace and Development Council by United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who had been working on a diplomatic solution to the political crisis in Myanmar.[10] Aung Kyi's appointment as minister of relations was concurrent with his duties as minister of labour.

References

  1. ^ "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ ပြောင်းလဲတာဝန်ပေးခြင်း". Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  2. ^ "Myanmar information and health ministers step down". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  3. ^ Myo Min Htet, Sithu and Chan Wai Soe (24 November 2017). "Union Parliament approves formation of new anti-corruption commission". Eleven Myanmar. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b State Peace and Development Council Order No 4/2007, New Light of Myanmar published in Thursday, October 25, 2007; retrieved 2007-11-21
  5. ^ a b Myanmar appoints Suu Kyi 'liaison', Al Jazeera; retrieved 2007-11-19
  6. ^ Decoding Aung San Suu Kyi's statement, The Irrawaddy; retrieved 2007-11-19.
  7. ^ Myanmar leaders name Suu Kyi liaison, Associated Press/Independent Online; retrieved 2007-11-19
  8. ^ Myanmar Junta Names Liaison to Suu Kyi, Associated Press/Washington Post; October 8, 2007. retrieved 2007-11-19.
  9. ^ Myanmar liaison for Suu Kyi noted moderate, Agence France-Presse/United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; retrieved 2007-11-19.
  10. ^ a b Burma's opposition: No preconditions for talks, Associated Press, USA Today; retrieved 2007-11-19