Kyaw San or Kyaw Hsan () is a Burmese politician and the current mayor of

Mandalay Mandalay is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. It is located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631 km (392 mi) north of Yangon. In 2014, the city had a population of 1,225,553. Mandalay was founded in 1857 by Ki ...

, the second largest city in Myanmar. He became

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after Ye Lwin. He is also the minister for Ministry of Municipal of Mandalay Region Government under Maung Ko. He previously served under Ye Myint as the Regional Minister of Road Transport from 2011 to 2016.

Mayoral career

Following the

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on February 1, 2021, the

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appointed Kyaw San as mayor. After the formation of the

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on August 1, 2021, the mayors of

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and

were appointed as municipal ministers in the reformation of state and region governments.

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