Than Nyun

H.E.
Than Nyan
သန်းညွှန့်
Deputy Minister for Education
In office
1994–1999
Minister Than Aung
Rector of Yangon Institute of Economics
In office
1993 – 1994[1]
Preceded by Khin Maung Nyunt
Succeeded by Myat Thein
Chairman of Union Civil Service Selection and Training Board
In office
9 July 1999 – 4 February 2009
Preceded by Maung Maung Gyi
Succeeded by Kyaw Thu
Personal details
Born October 1937 (age 80–81)
Rangoon, British Burma
Nationality Burmese
Parents U Nyun (father)
Than Tin (mother)
Alma mater Rangoon University
Trinity College, Cambridge
London School of Economics

Than Nyun (Burmese: သန်းညွှန့်; also spelt Than Nyunt; born October 1947) was the Burmese development economist and educationist. He served as Deputy Minister of Education of Myanmar from 1994 to 1999 under of Dictator Than Shwe's Cabinet. He also served as chairman of the Union Civil Service Selection and Training Board from 1999 to 2009.[2][3][4]

Early life and career

Than Nyun was born on October 1947 in Rangoon, British Burma to U Nyun and Than Tin. His father was an Executive Secretary in United Nations as the head of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. He attended high school from St. Paul's High School Yangon in 1952, student ranking fifth in the country, and was awarded collegiate scholarship.

Than Nyun graduated in Economics from Rangoon University in 1958, Ph.D degree from Trinity College, Cambridge and Econ. from London School of Economics. In 1978, he was appointed as Professor of Economics at the Yangon Institute of Economics, and he became Pro-rector of the Institute in 1986, Rector in 1993. He served as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education of Myanmar from 1994 to 1999, and served as chairman of the Union Civil Service Selection and Training Board from 1999 to 2009.[2]

He was the deputy-leader of the Myanmar delegation to the World Conference on Social Development held in 1995. In 2005, he was appointed as Burmese representative to the ASEAN Eminent Persons Group (EPG). He had served in various capacities as economist and educationist in Myanmar.[2][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "RECTORS: PAST AND PRESENT". Yangon Institute of Economics Website.
  2. 1 2 3 "Biographes of The Eminent Persons Group on The ASEAN CHARTER" (PDF). Asean.org/No.6.
  3. ↑ "Reformation of National Convention Convening Work Committee/No.3". ibiblio.org.
  4. ↑ "တာဝန်ထမ်းဆောင်ခဲ့သော ဥက္ကဋ္ဌများ". Union Civil Service Selection and Training Board. 2017-08-23.
  5. ↑ "Senior General Than Shwe sees off Prime Minister who will attend ASEAN Summit in Singapore". Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the United Nations Office al Myanmar.
  6. ↑ "Fifth Green Economy Green Growth, GEGG Forum". GREEN ECONOMY GREEN GROWTH.
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