President Thein Sein Preceded by Thein Sein Succeeded by Nyan Tun Majority 44,305 (90.57%) | Constituency Pobbathiri Township Role Military Officer Preceded by Position established Name Tin Myint Resigned July 1, 2012 | |
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Preceded by Constituency established Political party Union Solidarity and Development Party Residence Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma) Similar People Thein Sein, Tin Oo, Win Tin, Aung San Suu Kyi | ||
Education Defence Services Academy | ||
Thihathura Tin Aung Myint Oo (Burmese: တင်အောင်မြင့်ဦး [tɪ̀ɴ àʊɴ mjɪ̰ɴ ʔú]; born 29 May 1950) was one of the Vice Presidents of Myanmar. He is also chairman of Burmese Trade Council, having been appointed in November 2007 by Than Shwe, in response to Saffron Revolution demonstrations in October of that year, and Minister of Military Affairs. He resigned his Vice President post in May 2012. He joined the Buddhist monkhood on 3 May, after speculation over his disappearance had circulated throughout new media.
He graduated from the 12th intake of the Defence Services Academy and subsequently earned the title "Thihathura" in 1980 for fighting the Communist Party of Burma. He was nominated into the State Peace and Development Council in 2007 as Secretary (1), replacing Thein Sein, and was promoted to general in March 2009.
In the Burmese general election, 2010, he contested the Pobbathiri Township constituency and won a seat in the Pyithu Hluttaw, reportedly winning 90.57% of the votes. Tin Aung Myint Oo was sworn in as a Vice-President on 30 March 2011, along with Sai Mauk Kham and thereafter vacated his parliamentary seat. He is one of the wealthiest members in the former SPDC, and is well known for close ties with Zaw Zaw, a Burmese tycoon. He formerly served as the chairman of Myanmar Economics Corporation (MEC), an conglomerate owned by the Burmese military.
On 1 July 2012, he submitted his resignation as Vice President, citing health reasons.