His Excellency
Khin Maung Cho
ခင်မောင်ချို
Khin Maung Cho (on the right) meeting with a foreign delegate in 2017
Minister for Industry of Myanmar
In office
30 March 2016 – 26 July 2019
PresidentHtin Kyaw
Myint Swe (acting)
Win Myint
Preceded byMaung Myint
Succeeded bySoe Win
Personal details
Born (1950-11-03) 3 November 1950
Meikhtila, Burma (Myanmar)
ResidenceNaypyidaw
Alma materYangon Technological University
OccupationEngineer

Khin Maung Cho (Burmese: ခင်မောင်ချို [kʰɪ̀ɴ màʊɴ tɕʰò]; born 3 November 1950) is the Burmese politician and a former Minister for Industry of Myanmar (Burma).

Early life and education

Khin Maung Cho was born on 3 November 1950 to Ba Cho, a retired communications engineer, and Ma Ma Gyi, a retired school teacher, in Meiktila, Burma (now Myanmar).[1]

Career

On 22 March 2016, he was nominated to be Minister for Industry in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet. On 24 March, the Assembly of the Union confirmed his nomination.[2][3][4]

He previously served as an executive engineer at Super Seven Stars Company (SSS), the authorised distributor of Kia Motors. From 2013 to 2015, it is alleged that SSS has dodged billions of kyats in tax.[5][6][7]

Personal life

Khin Maung Cho is married to Thit Thit Aung, the head of the branch directorate of industrial cooperation within the Ministry of Industry, and has no children.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ၏ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းမျာ". 7Day News Journal (in Burmese). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  2. ↑ The Myanmar Times. "Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to join government as NLD reveals cabinet".
  3. ↑ Ei Ei Toe Lwin. "With all eyes on Daw Suu, NLD set to reveal cabinet".
  4. ↑ "Myanmar president to include Aung San Suu Kyi in his Cabinet".
  5. ↑ Lun Min Mang; Aung Shin; Thomas Kean; Laignee Barron. "Who's who: Myanmar's new cabinet".
  6. ↑ "Meet Burma's Next Cabinet". The Irrawaddy.
  7. ↑ "Car importer accused of tax dodge". Eleven Myanmar. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ၏ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်းမျာ". 7Day News Journal (in Burmese). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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