Min Thein Zan () is the current Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs of Myanmar. He retired with the rank of Brigadier General from the Tatmadaw and was also appointed as the Myanmar Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Career
Min Thein Zan graduated from the 23rd intake of the Defence Services Academy. After serving in the Tatmadaw for about 35 years, he was transferred from the Ministry of Defense to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 14, 2013. Then he became Myanmar's ambassador to Sri Lanka. On August 5, 2014, he was appointed as the joint ambassador to Maldives.
Union Minister
On 1 August 2021, the management committee of SAC was organized as caretaker government and they reconstituted the Ministry of Health and Sports as the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. Min Thein Zan was appointed as the Union Minister.
Personal life
Min Thein Zan's wife, Daw May Than Kyaing, is a retired professor from Yangon University. They were childhood friends and were married in the 1980s. They have three sons. The eldest son is a ship captain. The middle one is a second grade officer and the youngest is a civil engineer. In addition, there is an adopted son. U Min Thein Zan is fond of golf.
References
Government ministers of Myanmar
Burmese military personnel
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people) Ambassadors of Myanmar to Sri Lanka Ambassadors of Myanmar to Maldives