Myo Thein Gyi

In thisBurmese name,thegiven nameisMyo Thein Gyi.There is no family name.

His Excellency Dr Myo Thein Gyi
မျိုးသိမ်းကြီး
Minister of Education
In office 6 April 2016(2016-04-06)– 1 February 2021
President	Htin Kyaw Myint Swe(acting) Win Myint
Preceded by	Aung San Suu Kyi
Succeeded by	DrNyunt Pe
Director General of the Department of Myanmar Education Research
In office December 2012 – 2015
Rector of West Yangon University
In office 2015 – 6 April 2016(2016-04-06)
Personal details
Born	(1965-09-02)2 September 1965 Yangon,Myanmar
Nationality	Myanmar
Alma mater	Yangon University, Technical University of Berlin Yangon Institute of Economics
Cabinet	Win Myint's Cabinet

Myo Thein Gyi(Burmese:မျိုးသိမ်းကြီး;born 2 September 1965) is the formerMinister for Educationof Myanmar. He previously served as Professor of Mathematics Department,Dagon University,Director General of Department of Myanmar Education Research and Rector ofWest Yangon University.He becameMinister of EducationafterAung San Suu Kyion 6 April 2016. During the2021 Myanmar coup d'étaton 1 February, Myo Thein Gyi was placed underhouse arrestby theMyanmar Armed Forces.

Myo Thein Gyi and President Win Myint

Degrees

He received M.Sc (Mathematics) fromUniversity of Yangonin 1992, Dr.rer.nat. (Mathematics) fromTechnical University of Berlin,Germanyin 1998. He also received Diploma in Education Management fromYangon University of Economicsin 2002.

Career life

Active Year	Appointment	Department
1986–2007	Tutor to Associate Professor	Mathematics Department,Yangon University
2007–2009	Professor	Mathematics Department,Dagon University
2009–2010	Pro Rector	Dagon University
2010–2011	Pro Rector	Monywa University
2011–2012	Deputy Director General	Department of Higher Education
July,2012-December,2012	Deputy Director General	Department of Basic Education (1)
December, 2012–2015	Director General	Department of Myanmar Education Research
2015-April,2016	Rector	West Yangon University
April,2016–1 February 2021	Union Minister	Ministry of Education