Ko Ko Hlaing (, born 24 October 1956 in

Myinmu Myinmu () is a river town in the south-east of the Sagaing Division in Burma. The town has a rich history linked to World War II during the Burma Campaign against the Japanese, in 1944. It was also under the control of the Portuguese Missionaries ...

) is a Burmese military researcher and writer, served under

Thein Sein Thein Sein (; IPA: ; born 20 April 1944) is a Burmese politician and retired military general who served as the 9th President of Myanmar from 2011 to 2016. He previously served as prime minister from 2007 to 2010, and was considered by many ...

as the chief political advisor to the President's Office of Myanmar, after being appointed on 19 April 2011. In 1976, he graduated from the

Defence Services Academy The Defence Services Academy (, ) located in Pyin Oo Lwin, is the premier military service academy of Myanmar, training future officers for all three branches of Myanmar military. The Ministry of Defence administered academy offers bachelor's d ...

. The following year, he joined the

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, as a gazetted officer. From 1991 to 2004, he served as the

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's First Class Chief Researcher. In 2004, he was promoted to the rank of Advisor of the Ministry of Information's

Press Scrutiny and Registration Division The Press Scrutiny and Registration Division (, formerly the Press Scrutiny Board or PSB) is a division under the Ministry of Information, responsible for censorship of media in Myanmar. Its current director is Major Tint Swe. PSRD censors all ...

, the country's chief censorship agency. He is serving as the minister of international cooperation in Myanmar's military government.

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