Myint Htwe
| Myint Htwe | |
|---|---|
| မြင့်ထွေး | |
| Minister for Health | |
|
Assumed office 30 March 2016 | |
| President | Htin Kyaw |
| Preceded by | Than Aung |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 September 1948 Sittwe, Burma |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Spouse(s) | Nang Kham Mai |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Institute of Medicine 1, Rangoon University of the Philippines Johns Hopkins University |
| Occupation | Public health physician |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Myint Htwe (Burmese: မြင့်ထွေး [mjɪ̰ɴ tʰwé]; born 24 September 1948) is the Burmese politician and incumbent Minister for Health of Myanmar (Burma). On 22 March 2016, he was nominated to be Minister for Health in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet. On 24 March, the Assembly of the Union confirmed his nomination. He is a public health physician and previously served as the chairperson of the Preventive and Social Medicine Society, Myanmar Medical Association.
Career
Myint Htwe graduated from Institute of Medicine 1, Rangoon and worked in the Ministry of Health for 17 years until 1994 in various positions. In 1994, he was appointed as a Regional Adviser for World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia, and served for various positions including Programme Management Director until his retirement in 2010.[1][2]
Myint Htwe previously served as an Executive Committee member of the Myanmar Academy of Medical Science, Chairperson of the Ethics Review Committee, Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health, and Vice-Chairperson of the Myanmar Liver Foundation.[2][3]
He also served as a member to draft two of the four controversial bills designed to regulate religious conversion and population-control measures in Myanmar.[4][5][6]
Personal life
He married to Nang Kham Mai, a medical doctor and has two children.
References
- ↑ "World Health Organization, Meeting with SEAR WHO Country Office Planning Focal Points on Programme Development and Management". South-East Asia Regional Office.
- 1 2 Plenary Session. Naypyidaw: 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Myanmar health leaders take Johns Hopkins bioethics lessons home".
- ↑ "Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office Notification No (19/2014)" (Press release). Myanmar President Office. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Burma: Drop Draft Religion Law". Human Rights Watch. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ↑ Ei Ei Toe Lwin (5 December 2014). "President signs off on religious bills". Retrieved 19 March 2016.