Soe Thein | |
|---|---|
စိုးသိန်း | |
 Soe Thein in 2012 | |
| Minister of the President's Office of Myanmar | |
| Assumed office 27 August 2012[1] | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Minister for Industry 2 of Myanmar | |
| In office June 2008 – 27 August 2012 | |
| Pyithu Hluttaw MP | |
| In office 31 January 2011 – 30 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Tin Tin Yi (NLD) |
| Constituency | Kyunsu Township |
| Majority | Ran unopposed |
| Amyotha Hluttaw MP | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Kayah State № 9 |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Navy | |
| In office 2 January 2004 – 20 June 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1949 |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Party | Union Solidarity and Development Party (2010-2015) Independent |
| Spouse | Khin Aye Kyin |
| Children | Aye Chan Yimon Aye Thida Aye |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Myanmar |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Navy |
| Years of service | –2010 |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
Soe Thein (Burmese: စိုးသိန်း; born 7 September 1949 in Rangoon, Burma), also spelt Soe Thane, is a Burmese politician who served as Minister of the President's Office of Myanmar (Burma) between 2011 and 2016 and as Minister of Industry 2 in 2010-2012.[2] He is a retired Vice Admiral and previously served as the Commander in Chief of the Myanmar Navy.[2][3] He also served as the Chairman of the Myanmar Investment Commission from 2010 to 2013.
Soe Thein has been accused of buying votes in Bawlakhe twice, in 2015 and in 2020.[4] He won that constituency both times.
Personal life
[edit]Soe Thein is married to Khin Aye Kyin, also called Aye Aye.[5] They have one son, Aye Chan (b. 1973), and 2 daughters, Yimon Aye (b. 1980) and Thida Aye (b. 1979).[5] Thida Aye is a director at the Singaporean investment firm Dymon Asia, while Aye Chan is an Executive Director of an e-commerce site called RGO47.[6] Yimon Aye is a professor of chemistry & chemical biology at University of Oxford.[7]
Professional life
[edit]Soe Thein while serving in Myanmar's Navy had a formative experience working in Denmark where his exposure to the West would foster a positive view of reform. In the Thein Sein Presidency, Soe Thein was a significant reform advocate. Due to Soe Theins work as a western oriented ally of President Thein Sein, Soe Thein gained a reputation as one of the more forward thinking figures of transition era Myanmar according to Thant Myint-U. Soe Thein along with other Thein Sein era officials, such as negotiator Aung Min, would seek a seat in the Pyithu Hluttaw. Soe Thein would be successful in his election bid and witness the rise of Aung San Suu Kyi while some officials such as Aung Min would fail to secure a position in the nations legislature. [8]
References
[edit]- ^ "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ ပြောင်းလဲတာဝန်ပေးခြင်း" (in Burmese). ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် နိုင်ငံတော်သမ္မတရုံး. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b Kudo, Toshihiro (26 July 2011). "New Government in Myanmar: Profiles of Ministers". Institute of Developing Economies - Japan External Trade Organization.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Kyaw, Aye Thida (26 February 2012). "Singapore hints at increased role". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.
- ^ "USDP's Soe Thein, ex-minister accused of buying votes in 2015, wins re-election in Kayah state". myanmar-now.org. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Council Decision 2012/98/CFSP of 17 February 2012 amending Decision 2010/232/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar". Official Journal of the European Union. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "ပြည်ခိုင်ဖြိုးကိုယ်စားလှယ်လောင်း ဝန်ကြီးဟောင်းများပိုင်ဆိုင်သည့် ကုမ္ပဏီများ". Myanmar NOW (in Burmese). Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Yimon Aye". Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ^ The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century