Kyaw Win


Kyaw Win is a Burmese politician who previously served as Minister for Planning and Finance of Myanmar from 30 March 2016 to 25 May 2018.

Early life and education

Kyaw Win in Labutta, Irrawaddy Division, Burma to Pwa Gyi and Aye Nyunt on 23 February 1948.

Career

In 2015, Kyaw Win was elected as a member of parliament in the Pyithu Hluttaw for the constituency of Dagon Seikkan.
In 2016, he was nominated as Minister of Planning and Finance in Htin Kyaw's inaugural Cabinet, whereupon his academic credentials came under scrutiny and he was revealed to have listed a bogus PhD on his CV from a fictitious online university, Brooklyn Park University. He resigned from his position in May 2018. The President Office accepted his resignation on 25 May 2018.

Personal life

Kyaw Win is married to Khin Saw Yu, and has three children, Khin Nwe Nwe Win, Thiha Kyaw, and Sithu Kyaw.