Nyan Win

For the National League for Democracy politician, see Nyan Win (NLD).

U Nyan Win
ဉာဏ်ဝင်း
Nyan Win at UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 2009.
Chief Minister of Bago Region
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 March 2011
Preceded by	None
Constituency	Zigon Township
18th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 18 September 2004 – 30 March 2011
Leader	Than Shwe
Preceded by	Win Aung
Succeeded by	Wunna Maung Lwin
Deputy Chief of Armed Forces Training
Personal details
Born	(1953-01-22) January 22, 1953
Nationality	Burmese
Political party	Union Solidarity and Development Party
Spouse(s)	Myint Myint Soe
Children	3 sons
Alma mater	Defence Services Academy National Defence College, India
Religion	Buddhism
Military service
Service/branch	Myanmar Army
Rank	Major General

Nyan Win (Burmese: ဉာဏ်ဝင်း, pronounced: [ɲàɴ wɪ́ɴ]; born 22 January 1953) is the Chief Minister of Bago Region. He won a Regional Hluttaw seat in an uncontested election in 2010, representing Zigon Township, and was appointed Chief Minister of the region on 30 March 2011. Prior to his election, he was the 18th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar, having been appointed on 18 September 2004. He was a Major General in the Burmese Army. He was Deputy Chief of Military Training for the Myanmar Armed Forces before he became a member of the SPDC. He also served as Commandant of CGSC (Command and General Staff College). He graduated from the 18th intake of Defence Services Academy (DSA). He is married to Myint Myint Soe.

External links

• Myanmar apologizes, Japan seeks explanations
• Myanmar violence blamed on 'opportunists' backed by 'powerful countries'
• Foreign Minister Nyan Win addresses the United Nations General Assembly, September 28, 2010