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Ministry of Science and Technology (Myanmar)

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Type
  
Ministry

Headquarters
  
Naypyidaw

Jurisdiction
  
Government of Myanmar

Formed
  
2 October 1996; 20 years ago (1996-10-02)

Dissolved
  
April 2016 (2016-April)

Superseding agencies
  
Ministry of Education MOE-ST

The Ministry of Science and Technology (Burmese: သိပ္ပံနှင့်နည်းပညာဝန်ကြီးဌာန; abbreviated MOST) administers Burma's science and technology research and development affairs. MOST was established on 2 October 1996 under Order No. 30/96.

The Ministry of Science and Technology is currently led by Khin San Yee, who was appointed by President Thein Sein in December 2015.

The Ministry of Science and Technology is organized under the Ministry of Education as Ministry of Education (Science and Technology) in April 2016 by the Government of Myanmar, led by Htin Kyaw. There are 57 Universities, Colleges and Technical Institutes under the MOE-ST.

References

Ministry of Science and Technology (Myanmar) Wikipedia