Tin Sein

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Major General
Tin Sein
တင်စိန်
Deputy Minister for Defence of Myanmar
In office
circa 1980 – ?
Personal details
Born22 February 1927
Rangoon, British Burma
Died15 August 2020 (aged 93–94)
NationalityBurmese
RelationsNay Shwe Thway Aung (grandson)
ChildrenNay Soe Maung
OccupationMilitary general, Union Minister
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
Rank Major General

Major General Tin Sein (Burmese: တင်စိန်, 22 February 1927 – 15 August 2020) was a Burmese military official and major general in the Myanmar Army. He has served as Deputy Minister of Defence of Myanmar under Ne Win's cabinet.[1][2]

In 1979, he was promoted to major general in the Myanmar Army and served as a military regional command. He took on the role of the first minister in the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, which was the first to be established in Myanmar's civil sector. In 1983, he retired from the military and was appointed as the Burmese ambassador to Vietnam.[2]

Tin Sein's son, Nay Soe Maung married Kyi Kyi Shwe, the daughter of Than Shwe, Myanmar's dictator and formerly head of a military junta.[3]

Tin Sein died on 15 August 2020.[4]

References

  1. ^ Colin Campbell (21 July 1983). "DOZENS OF KEY BURMA OFFICIALS REPORTED PURGED". The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b Myoe, Maung Aung (22 January 2009). Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-981-230-848-1.
  3. ^ Aung Zaw (5 April 2013). "The Dictators: Part 6—Popular Dissent Grows". The Irrawaddy.
  4. ^ "Obituary for Tin Sein". Blacker. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2022.


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