President Htin Kyaw Nationality Burmese Children 2 | Preceded by Than Aung Spouse(s) Nang Kham Mai | |
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Born 24 September 1948 (age 68)
Sittwe, Burma ( 1948-09-24 ) Alma mater Institute of Medicine 1, Rangoon
University of the Philippines
Johns Hopkins University Education University of Medicine 1, Yangon, Johns Hopkins University, University of the Philippines | ||
Dr myint htwe minister of health myanmar on key health sector priorities
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Personal life
He married to Nang Kham Mai, a medical doctor and has two children.