Maung Ko is a former member of

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. He has also been a former chief minister of Mandalay Region. He has served as chairman of

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Administration Council, sub-council of State Administration Council, from 2 February 2021 to 1 August 2021. He is also a patron of the Mandalay Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MRCCI).

Political career

He was appointed the chairman of Mandalay Region Administration Council by SAC Chairman

Min Aung Hlaing Min Aung Hlaing (born 3 July 1956) is a Burmese army general who has ruled Myanmar as the chairman of the State Administration Council, chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) since seizing power in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Fe ...

. On 1 August 2021, the State and Region Administration Councils were dissolved and the State and Region Governments were reformed. Maung Ko was appointed the head of

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and became the 3rd Chief Minister of Mandalay Region.

US sanctions

On 10 December 2021, the

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added Maung Ko to its

Specially Designated Nationals The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, also known as the SDN List, is a United States government sanctions/embargo measure targeting U.S.-designated terrorists, officials and beneficiaries of certain authoritarian regimes, a ...

(SDN) list. Individuals on the list have their assets blocked and U.S. citizens are generally prohibited from doing business with them.

References

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