Aung Naing Oo

In this Burmese name, the given name is Aung Naing Oo. There is no family name.
Aung Naing Oo
အောင်နိုင်ဦး
Minister of Commerce
In office
19 August 2022 – 27 May 2024
Preceded byPwint San
Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations
In office
1 February 2021 – 19 August 2022[1]
PresidentMyint Swe (acting)
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Preceded byThaung Tun
Succeeded byKan Zaw
Personal details
Born13 October 1962 (1962-10-13) (age 62)
Kyaukse, Burma or Khamti, Burma
CitizenshipBurmese
CabinetMin Aung Hlaing's military cabinet
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Years of service1981-2000

Aung Naing Oo (Burmese: အောင်နိုင်ဦး; born 13 October 1962 in Kyauksein Khamti[2][3]) is the current Union Minister of Commerce of Myanmar. He also served as Union Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations from 1 February 2021 to 19 August 2022.[4] He is a former military officer, and transitioned into the civil service in 2000, serving in key trade and commerce posts.

Career

Aung Naing Oo has a Bachelor of Arts degree.[5] He served in the Myanmar Armed Forces from 1981 to 2000.[6] He transitioned into Myanmar's Ministry of Commerce, serving as a deputy general manager of Myanmar Agricultural Produce Trading between 2000 and 2005.[7] He served as a deputy director general at several agencies within the Ministry, including the Minister's Office from 2006 to 2010, the Department of Border Trade between 2010 and 2011, and the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) from May 2011 to 2012.[7]

Between 2012 and 2019, he was promoted as DICA's director-general.[7] He transferred to the Office of Union Investment and Foreign Economic Relations as its director-general on 29 March 2019.[7] He was concurrently appointed as the permanent secretary of the Ministry in April 2019.[8]

In the aftermath of the military-led 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the Myanmar Armed Forces appointed Aung Naing Oo as the Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations on 1 February 2021.[9][4]On 19 August 2022, he was moved to Ministry of Commerce.

Under SAC Order 38/2024, Aung Naing Oo was permitted to resign from his position as Union Minister of the State Administration Council Chairman's Office Ministry 3 on 27 May 2024.[10]

Personal life

Aung Naing Oo is married and has two daughters, including Zezawar “Rachel” Aung Naing Oo.[11][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Global New Light of Myanmar (20.8.2022)".
  2. ^ "Burma-related Designations; Iran-related Designations Removals; Non-proliferation Designations Removals". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  3. ^ "Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/243 of 21 February 2022 amending Decision 2013/184/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma". Official Journal of the European Union. 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  4. ^ a b "Tatmadaw names new govt officials". The Myanmar Times. 2021-02-01. Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  5. ^ "Aung Naing Oo" (PDF). Singapore Institute of International Affairs. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-22.
  6. ^ a b "U Aung Naing Oo". UKABC. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  7. ^ a b c d "U Aung Naing Oo leaves DICA for a new role". The Myanmar Times. 2019-04-03. Archived from the original on 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  8. ^ "DICA chief promoted as investment ministry's top civil servant". The Myanmar Times. 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  9. ^ "Myanmar's Health Minister Resigns After Military Takeover". The Irrawaddy. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  10. ^ "Retirement from duly allowed" (PDF). The Global New Light of Myanmar. 28 May 2024. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Children of Burma's bloody junta in Sydney deny black money". Kalgoorlie Miner. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2022-08-04.