'' Thray Sithu'' Nyan Tun (; born 12 January 1954) is a Burmese politician who currently serves as a member of parliament in the

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for Zigon Township

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. He previously served as Second Vice President of Myanmar from 15 August 2012 to 30 March 2016. Previously, he was the commander-in-chief of the

Myanmar Navy The Myanmar Navy (; ) is the naval warfare branch of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar. With 19,000 active personnel, the navy operates more than 227 vessels. Prior to 1988, the navy was small, and its role in counterinsurgency, counte ...

with the rank of admiral, retired in 2012. He was elected as Second Vice President of Myanmar on 15 August 2012 following the resignation of

Tin Aung Myint Oo '' Thihathura'' Tin Aung Myint Oo ( ; born 29 May 1949) is a Burmese former military official and politician who was the First Vice President of Myanmar from 30 March 2011 to 1 July 2012. He is also chairman of Burmese Trade Council, having bee ...

Early life

Nyan was born on 12 January 1954 in Zigon Township,

Bago Region Bago Region (, ; formerly Pegu Division and Bago Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative region of Myanmar, located in the southern central part of the country. It is bordered by Magway Region and Mandalay Region to ...

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to Sein Maung and his wife, Thein Tin.

Military career

Nyan graduated from the 16th intake of 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 ...

in 1975 and served as commander-in-chief of the Navy from June 2008. He was promoted to vice admiral in 2010 and made an admiral in 2012. He was awarded the title of ''Thray Sithu'' on 4 January 2012. As commander-in-chief of the navy, Nyan Tun oversaw a naval standoff with Bangladesh, the mending of Burmese-Bangladesh bilateral relations, the expansion of military relations with India and the modernization of the Burmese Navy, including the acquirement of two frigates from China.

Political career

Nyan Tun was elected as 2nd Second Vice President on 15 August 2012 following the resignation of

, and term end on 30 March 2016. In the

2015 Myanmar general election General elections were held in Myanmar on 8 November 2015, with the National League for Democracy winning a supermajority of seats in the combined national parliament. Voting occurred in all constituencies, excluding seats appointed by the mili ...

, he contested the Zigon Township constituency and won a

Pyithu Hluttaw The Pyithu Hluttaw (, ; House of Representatives) is the ''de jure'' lower house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 440 members, of which 330 are directly elected through the first-past-the ...

seat.

References

1954 births Burmese generals Defence Services Academy alumni Living people People from Bago Region Vice-presidents of Myanmar Union Solidarity and Development Party politicians Recipients of the Order of the Union of Myanmar {{Myanmar-bio-stub