The Ministry of Science and Technology (; abbreviated MOST) administers Burma's science and technology research and development affairs. MOST was established on 2 October 1996 under Order No. 30/96. The ministry was dissolved in 2016 by
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Htin Kyaw and formed again in 2021 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 ...
.
Dissolved
The Ministry of Science and Technology is organized under the Ministry of Education as
Ministry of Education (Science and Technology) in April 2016 by the
Government of Myanmar
Myanmar ( formerly Burma) () operates ''de jure'' as a unitary assembly-independent republic under its 2008 constitution. On 1 February 2021, Myanmar's military took over the government in a coup, causing ongoing anti-coup protests.
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, led by
Htin Kyaw. There are 57 Universities, Colleges and Technical Institutes under the MOE-ST.
On 17 June 2021, the
State Administration Council
The State Administration Council (; abbreviated SAC or နစက) is the military junta currently governing Myanmar, established by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, February 2021 c ...
reformed the
Ministry of Education
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as the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology.
See also
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Cabinet of Myanmar
*
List of Technological Universities in Myanmar
References
External links
Official website
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Myanmar
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Ministries established in 1996
1996 establishments in Myanmar