Pwint San

Pwint San (Burmese: ပွင့်ဆန်း, also spelt Pwint Hsan; born 13 July 1961 in Rangoon, Burma[1]) is the incumbent Minister of Labour of Myanmar.[2] He served as Minister for Commerce from 3 February 2021 to 19 August 2022 in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état by the Burmese military.[3]

Dr
Pwint San
ပွင့်ဆန်း
Minister of Labour
Assumed office
19 August 2022
PresidentMyint Swe (acting)
Prime MinisterMin Aung Hlaing
Preceded byMyint Kyaing
Minister for Commerce
In office
3 February 2021 – 19 August 2022
PresidentMyint Swe (acting)
Prime MinisterMin Aung Hlaing
Preceded byThan Myint
Succeeded byAung Naing Oo
Personal details
Born13 July 1961 (1961-07-13) (age 61)
Rangoon, Burma
NationalityBurmese
Political partyUnion Solidarity and Development Party
SpouseDr. Nilar Lwin
ChildrenBryan Tun
CabinetMin Aung Hlaing's military cabinet

Career

Pwint San is a medical doctor by training, and later became a businessman.[4] He became a politician of the Burmese military's proxy party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party,[5] and served as a deputy commerce minister during Thein Sein's presidency.[6]

Sanctions

On 17 May 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury added Pwint San to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.[7]

Personal life

He is married to Dr. Nilar Lwin,[8] and has one son, Bryan Tun, a medical doctor in Australia.[9]

References
  1. "Burma-related Designations; Counter Terrorism Designation Removal". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  2. "Myanmar Junta Announces Cabinet Reshuffle With Slight Changes".
  3. "NEWLY APPOINTED UNION MINISTERS: STATE ADMINISTRATION COUNCIL ISSUES ORDER". Myanmar International TV. 2021-02-04.
  4. "Children of the junta: the relatives of Myanmar's military regime living in Australia". the Guardian. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  5. "Pyidaungsu Hluttaw approves motion condemning sanctions". The Myanmar Times. 2011-04-04. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  6. "Myanmar Junta Rolls Back NLD Reforms, Revives Previous Regime's Plans". The Irrawaddy. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  7. "Burma-related Designations; Counter Terrorism Designation Removal". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  8. "စီးပွားရေးနှင့်ကူးသန်းရောင်းဝယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာနကုန်သွယ်ရေးဦးစီးဌာန၏ (၁၀)ကြိမ်မြောက်ဝါဆိုသင်္ကန်းကပ်လှူပူဇော်ပွဲကျင်းပ" (PDF). Commerce Journal (in Burmese). 2015-08-03.
  9. "Outed by online campaign, children of Myanmar junta hounded abroad". Reuters. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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