Aung Myat ( my, အောင်မြတ်) is the Burmese politician and incumbent Deputy Speaker of

Shan State Hluttaw Shan State Hluttaw ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်, shn, လုမ်းတႅၼ်းၽွင်းၸိုင်ႈတႆး) is the legislature of Shan State in Burma, established on February 8, 2016. ...

. He previously served as Chief Minister of

Shan State Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos ...

. Aung Myat is an ethnic Danu. Aung Myat was born on 14 April 1963 to parents Nyunt Aung and Khin Kyi, in Pwela, Pindaya Township,

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

. He is a retired

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in the

Myanmar Army The Myanmar Army ( my, တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း), ) is the largest branch of the Tatmadaw, Armed Forces (''Tatmadaw'') of Myanmar (Burma) and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. The My ...

, having graduated from the Defense Services Academy with a

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degree. Aung Myat is married to Phyu Phyu Nyunt and has 2 daughters and 1 son; Su Myat Phyu, Aye Myat Phyu, and Htet Myat Aung. A member of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, he was elected to represent Pindaya Township Constituency No. 1 as a

representative in the 2010 Burmese general election.

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{{Chief Ministers of Burma Government ministers of Myanmar Union Solidarity and Development Party politicians Living people 1963 births People from Shan State Burmese military personnel Defence Services Academy alumni