Aung Naing Oo (; born 13 October 1962 in
Kyaukse
Kyaukse (, ) is a town and the capital of Kyaukse District in Mandalay Region, Myanmar. Lying on the Zawgyi River, 25 miles (40 km) south of Mandalay, it is served by the Mandalay-Yangon (Rangoon) railway. The first Myanmar probably settled ...
in Khamti) is the current Union Minister of Commerce of Myanmar. He also served as
Union Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations from the
Myanmar military coup on 1 February 2021 to 19 August 2022.
He is a former military officer, and transitioned into the civil service in 2000, serving in key trade and commerce posts.
Career
Aung Naing Oo has a Bachelor of Arts degree. He served in the
Myanmar Armed Forces
The Tatmadaw, also known as the Sit-Tat, is the armed forces of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. Auxiliary services includ ...
from 1981 to 2000.
He transitioned into Myanmar's Ministry of Commerce, serving as a deputy general manager of Myanmar Agricultural Produce Trading between 2000 and 2005.
He served as a deputy director general at several agencies within the Ministry, including the Minister's Office from 2006 to 2010, the Department of Border Trade between 2010 and 2011, and the
Directorate of Investment and Company Administration
The Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA; ), a government agency under thMinistry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations (MIFER) is Myanmar's company register. DICA was formed on 13 October 1993, and serves as the prim ...
(DICA) from May 2011 to 2012.
Between 2012 and 2019, he was promoted as DICA's director-general.
He transferred to the Office of Union Investment and Foreign Economic Relations as its director-general on 29 March 2019.
He was concurrently appointed as the permanent secretary of the Ministry in April 2019.
In the aftermath of the military-led
2021 Myanmar coup d'état
A coup d'état in Myanmar began on the morning of 1 February 2021, when Elections in Myanmar, democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's milita ...
, the
Myanmar Armed Forces
The Tatmadaw, also known as the Sit-Tat, is the armed forces of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. Auxiliary services includ ...
appointed Aung Naing Oo as the Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations on 1 February 2021.
On 19 August 2022, he was moved to Ministry of Commerce.
Under SAC Order 38/2024, Aung Naing Oo was permitted to resign from his position as Union Minister of the State Administration Council Chairman's Office Ministry 3 on 27 May 2024.
Personal life
Aung Naing Oo is married and has two daughters, including Zezawar “Rachel” Aung Naing Oo.
See also
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Cabinet of Myanmar
The Cabinet of Myanmar, officially the Union Government (), is the executive body of the government of Myanmar led by the prime minister of Myanmar. The Provisional Government serves as the current cabinet.
Qualifications
The Constitution of ...
References
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Living people
Government ministers of Myanmar
Burmese military personnel
1962 births