Pe Myint
| Pe Myint | |
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| ဖေမြင့် | |
| Minister for Information of Myanmar | |
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Assumed office 30 March 2016 |
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| President | Htin Kyaw |
| Preceded by | Ye Htut |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 December 1949 Thandwe, Burma (Myanmar) |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Spouse(s) | Khine Nwe Oo |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Naypyidaw |
| Alma mater | University of Medicine 1, Yangon |
| Occupation | politician, writer, physician |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Pe Myint (Burmese: ဖေမြင့် [pʰè mjɪ̰ɴ]; born 15 December 1949) is the Burmese politician, writer and incumbent Minister for Information of Myanmar (Burma). On 22 March 2016, he was nominated to be Minister for Information in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet. On 24 March, the Assembly of the Union confirmed his nomination.
Pe Myint graduated from Thandwe State High School in Rakhine State in 1966 and Institute of Medicine 1, Rangoon in 1975. He worked as a physician until 1988. He received training as a journalist at the Indochina Media Memorial Foundation in Bangkok.
He previously served as the vice chairperson of the Myanmar Press Council, editor-in-chief of The People’s Age Journal, editor of Sarpaylawka Book House and Myanmar Book Publishing House.
Pe Myint is a well-known writer and won Myanmar National Literature Award in 1995. He has published over forty books of fiction, non-fiction, and translated works.
Some of his original and translated works include
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