Zaw Htay

Zaw Htay
ဇော်ဌေး
Spokesperson of Myanmar President Office
In office
April 2011 – April 2016
President Thein Sein
Director general of Myannar State Counsellor's Office
Assumed office
April 2016
President Htin Kyaw
Personal details
Born Magway, Myanmar
Nationality Burmese
Military service
Allegiance  Burma
Service/branch Myanmar Army
Rank Major

Zaw Htay (Burmese: ဇော်ဌေး, also known as Hmuu Zaw) is the President's spokesperson of the Myanmar President Office, in office from April 2011 to April 2016 under of President Thein Sein. He was reappointed as spokesperson and promoted to Director general of the State State Counsellor's Office, under Aung San Suu Kyi's government at April 2016.[1][2] Zaw Htay is a former major at Myanmar Army, military officer.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Inflammatory Spokesman Zaw Htay Promoted Within President's Office Leadership". The Irrawaddy. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Meet Myanmar's new presidential spokesman, same as the old presidential spokesman". Coconuts. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "ZAW HTAY OR HMUU ZAW, A BIGOT IN THE PRESIDENT OFFICE". Haikal Mansor Journal. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "President's Office Spokesman Responds to Allegations of Rights Abuses". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Myanmar government spokesman Zaw Htay". Radio Free Asia. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "U Zaw Htay: 'If they are going to harm you, you can shoot them'". Frontier Myanmar. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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