| Order | 1st Chief Minister of Ayeyarwady Region |
|---|---|
| Native name | သိန်းအောင် |
| Appointer | President of Myanmar |
| Predecessor | Office Established |
| President | Thein Sein |
| Successor | Mahn Johnny |
| Constituency 2 | Ingapu Township No. 1 |
| Majority 2 | Uncontested |
| Order 2 | Representative of Ayeyarwady Region Hluttaw |
| Predecessor 2 | Office established |
| Party | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
| Birth place | Burma |
| Spouse | Khin Htay Myint |
| Cabinet | Ayeyarwady Region Government |
| Branch | Myanmar Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Term start | March 30, 2011 |
| Term end | March 30, 2016 |
| Term start 2 | 2011 |
| Term end 2 | March 30, 2016 |
| Order 3 | Minister for Forestry |
Thein Aung (Burmese: သိန်းအောင်) is a Myanmar politician who served as the Chief Minister of Ayeyarwady Region, from 2011 to 2016. He is a former brigadier-general in the Myanmar Army and was a member of the ruling military junta, the State Peace and Development Council.[1][2] He is also a former Minister for Forestry.[3]
A member of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, he won an uncontested seat to represent Ingapu Township Constituency No. 1 as an Ayeyarwady Region Hluttaw representative in the 2010 Burmese general election.[4]
Personal life
Thein Aung's son Zaw Hein is a major-general in the Burmese armed forces and the incumbent commander of the Naypyidaw Command.[5][6]
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- ^ "Protégé of regime chief appointed Naypyitaw commander". Myanmar NOW. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
- ^ "SAC Vice-Chair Deputy Commander-in-Chief Of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win Leaves For Russia". Global New Light Of Myanmar. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2023-02-19.