Zaw Min (minister)

For other people named Zaw Min, see Zaw Min (disambiguation).

Zaw Min
ဇော်မင်း
Minister for Electric Power-1 of Myanmar
In office 30 March 2011 – 28 August 2012
Succeeded by	Khin Maung Soe
Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw
In office 31 January 2011 – 30 March 2011
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Myint Thein (NLD)
Constituency	Magway Township
Majority	106,900 (68.87%)[1]
Personal details
Born	(1951-10-30) 30 October 1951 (age 73) Pegu, Burma
Nationality	Burmese
Political party	Union Solidarity and Development Party
Spouse	Khin Mi Mi
Military service
Allegiance	Myanmar
Branch/service	Myanmar Army
Years of service	-2010
Rank	Colonel

Zaw Min (Burmese: ဇော်မင်း) was the Minister for Electric Power-1 of Myanmar (Burma).^[2] A retired Colonel in the Myanmar Army,^[2] he resigned his ministerial position 28 August 2012.^[3]

Shooting incidents in 1998

In May 1998, Colonel Zaw Min landed on Christie Island and found 59 people living there to gather wood and bamboo, in violation of Burmese law. Senior General Than Shwe ordered them to be "eliminated" and all were subsequently murdered by Zaw Min's soldiers. Several days later, the 22-man crew of a Thai fishing boat that strayed into Burmese waters were also executed and their bodies buried on Christie Island.^[4][5]

Personal life

He is married to Khin Mi Mi.^[6]

References

1. "Magwe Division". Alternative Asean Network on Burma. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
2. Kudo, Toshihiro (26 July 2011). "New Government in Myanmar: Profiles of Ministers". Institute of Developing Economies - Japan External Trade Organization. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. "Weekly Business News 4 ‐ 5 week of August" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-08-25.
4. "Defector tells of Burmese atrocity". The Australian. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
5. Fuller, Thomas (2012-04-25). "As Myanmar Opens Up, Idyllic Islands Remain Unwelcoming". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
6. "အမှတ်(၁) လျှပ်စစ်စွမ်းအားဝန်ကြီးဌာနရာ မိသားစုဝါဆိုသင်္ကန်း ဆက်ကပ်လှူဒါန်းပွဲကျင်းပ" (PDF). The Mirror (in Burmese). 2008-07-19.