Kyaw Tin (; born 31 October 1955) is former union minister for International Cooperation of Myanmar. He also served as deputy minister of Foreign Affairs under Aung San Suu Kyi. As of November 2021, Kyaw Tin continued to be recognized by ASEAN as Myanmar's foreign minister.
Early life and education Kyaw Tin was born on 31 October 1955 in Wuntho of Sagaing Division. He graduated with a master's degree with Mathematics from Yangon University and earned his post-graduate diploma in environmental management from Dresden University of Technology in Germany.
Career Foreign affairs Kyaw Tin served in the foreign affairs services for approximately 30 years. YearDuty1982-1983Chancellor in Canberra1983-1984Deputy Assistant Director of the International Organizations Division1984-1986Third Secretary at the New York Permanent Mission 1986-1987Deputy Assistant Director of International Organizations and Economic Department1987-1991Second Secretary at the Embassy in Bangkok1991-1994 head of Branch 1 of the International Organizations and Economic Department1994-1997First Secretary/Second Secretary at Myanmar's Permanent Mission in Geneva1997-1999Assistance Director of the International Organizations and Economic Department1999- 2001Deputy Director of the International Organizations and Economic Department2001-2003Deputy Chief of Mission/Counsellor in Jakarta2003-2005Counsellor at the Permanent Mission in New York 2005-2006Director of the South and West Asia Division, Political Department of MOFA2007- 2008Deputy Director-General of Political Department of MOFA2008-2011Director -General of Political Department of MOFA2011-2013Ambassador of Myanmar to Canada2013- ??Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations
Minister Kyaw Tin became the deputy minister of Foreign Affairs under Aung San Suu Kyi.In April 2016, Aung San Suu Kyi hold the post, State Counsellor.So she can't attend to some foreign ministers meetings. Kyaw Tin attended to the Foreign Meetings as deputy minister of Foreign Affairs.In 2017, Htin Kyaw formed the new ministry, International Cooperation and appointed Kyaw Tin as union minister.Since then Kyaw Tin attended to foreign ministers meetings as minister of International Cooperation.
In the aftermath of the military-led 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the Tatmadaw appointed Ko Ko Hlaing as Kyaw Tin's successor for International Cooperation minister on 1 February 2021.
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