Myint Htwe


Myint Htwe is the Burmese politician and incumbent Minister for Health and Sports of Myanmar.

Early life and education

Myint Htwe was born on 24 September 1948 in Sittwe, Burma to Shwe Tha Htwe and Aye Yi.

Career

Myint Htwe graduated from Institute of Medicine 1, Rangoon and worked in the Ministry of Health for 17 years until 1994 in various positions. In 1994, he was appointed as a Regional Adviser for World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia, and served for various positions including Programme Management Director until his retirement in 2010.
Myint Htwe previously served as an Executive Committee member of the Myanmar Academy of Medical Science, Chairperson of the Ethics Review Committee, Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health, and Vice-Chairperson of the Myanmar Liver Foundation.
He also served as a member to draft two of the four controversial bills designed to regulate religious conversion and population-control measures in Myanmar.
On 22 March 2016, he was nominated to be Minister for Health in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet. On 24 March, the Assembly of the Union confirmed his nomination. He is a public health physician and previously served as the chairperson of the Preventive and Social Medicine Society, Myanmar Medical Association.

Personal life

He married to Nang Kham Mai, a medical doctor and has two children, Nang Aye Thida Myint Htwe and Sai Htoo Myint Htwe.