Ye_Myint

Ye Myint

Ye Myint

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Ye Myint (Burmese: ရဲမြင့်) was the chief minister of Mandalay Region, Myanmar, from 2011 to 2016. He is a former lieutenant general in the Myanmar Army and former chief of Military Affairs Security.[1]

Quick Facts 1st Chief Minister of Mandalay Region, Preceded by ...

A member of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, he was elected to represent Pyinoolwin Township Constituency No. 2 as a Mandalay Region Hluttaw representative in the 2010 Burmese general election.[2]

Terrorist attack and fire

In January 2014, a convoy carrying Ye Myint and two other regional ministers was hit by a landmine explosion, at Naungcho, on the Mogok-Pyinoolwin highway, on the way back to Mandalay.[citation needed] On 19 April 2014, Ye Myint's Mandalay home caught fire, caused by an overheated surge protector connected to an air conditioning unit.[3] On 22 April 2014, he was charged under Article 285 of the Myanmar Penal Code for negligence in a fire.

References

  1. [1]
    "Myanmar region or state parliament agrees to assignment of respective regional chief ministers". Xinhua. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Mandalay Division MPs". Alternative Asean Network on Burma. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Divisional Chief Minister Charged With Negligence in Myanmar Fire". RFA. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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