The National Unity Party (NUP) is a political party in Myanmar (Burma). It is the successor to the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP),which ruled the country from 1962 to 1988. The party's headquarters are in Bahan Township,Yangon.
Kyaw Zaw was one of the founders of the Tatmadaw and a member of the legendary "Thirty Comrades" who trained in Japan in the struggle for independence from Britain. He was also one of the leaders of the Communist Party of Burma,and had lived in exile in Yunnan Province,China,since 1989 after retiring from politics.
Vice Senior General Maung Aye is a Burmese military official who was Vice Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC),the ruling military junta of Myanmar,from July 1993 to March 2011. Maung Aye was the second highest-ranking member of the SPDC.
The president of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is the head of state and constitutional head of government of Myanmar. The president leads the Cabinet of Myanmar,the executive branch of the Burmese government. The current president is Myint Swe,who assumed the presidency in an acting capacity through a military coup d'état on 1 February 2021. However as of 24 November 2022,the United Nations list of Heads of State,Heads of Government,and Ministers for Foreign Affairs of all Member States continues to list Win Myint as President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and Aung San Suu Kyi as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Thein Sein is a Burmese politician and retired general in the Myanmar Army who served as the eighth President of Myanmar from 2011 to 2016. He previously served as Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010,and was considered by many in and outside Myanmar as a reformist leader in the post-junta government.
Myint Swe is a Burmese politician currently serving as Acting President of Myanmar as well as First Vice President. He previously served as the acting president after the resignation of President Htin Kyaw on 21 March 2018,and the chief minister of Yangon Region from 30 March 2011 to 30 March 2016. On 30 March 2016,he was sworn in as the vice president of Myanmar. He is an ethnic Mon ex-military officer in the Myanmar Army with the rank of a lieutenant general.
Khin Maung Toe was a Burmese singer songwriter,and was the longtime lead singer of the Medium Wave (မဇ္ဈိမလှိုင်း) band. He was one of the few successful Burmese singer-songwriters who wrote his own original songs. He released 35 albums in his career. He is best known for his 1984 hit "Maha Hsan Thu" (မဟာဆန်သူ).
The Cabinet of Myanmar,officially the Union Government,is the executive body of the government of Myanmar led by the prime minister of Myanmar. The Provisional Government serves as the current cabinet.
Wunna Maung Lwin is a Burmese politician and incumbent Minister of Foreign Affairs,appointed by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing after the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. He previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from March 2011 to March 2016. He is a retired colonel in the Myanmar Army.
The Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association represents writers and journalists in Myanmar. At first closely associated with the Ministry of Information,in the 2011-2012 period the MWJA achieved greater independence.
The Ministry of Information in Myanmar informs the public about government policy plans and implementation and supports improvements to knowledge and education of the public.
Ye Htut is a Burmese veteran and civil servant who previously served as presidential spokesman from 2013 to 2016 and later as minister for the Ministry of Information (Myanmar) from 2014 to 2016 in the Thein Sein's Cabinet. He left the office in 2016 and worked as visiting senior research fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore until July 2019.
Tint Hsan was the Minister for Sports from 2011 to 2016. He owns A.C.E. Group of Companies,a major Burmese construction company.
The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs administers Myanma sports and youth affairs. The ministry was formed in 1996 as Ministry of Sports and organized as Ministry of Health and Sports in 2016. In 2021,following the formation of caretaker government,the ministry was reorganized as Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. The current union minister is Min Thein Zan,appointed by SAC Chairman Min Aung Hlaing.
The Office of the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is a ministry-level body that serves the President of Myanmar. Since the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état,the position has remained vacant.
Hsan Sint is a Burmese politician and former government minister and army general. He was appointed as Minister of Religious Affairs by President Thein Sein in January 2013. At the time,he was the speaker for the Ayeyarwady Region Hluttaw who concurrently serves as one of two Hluttaw members representing Yegyi Township.
Ko Par Gyi;born Aung Kyaw Naing (အောင်ကျော်နိုင်),was a freelance journalist in Myanmar (Burma). Aung Kyaw Naing disappeared on 30 September 2014 while covering fighting between a band of ethnic Karen rebels and the Myanmar Army near the Myanmar-Thailand border. He was taken into custody by an army infantry battalion in eastern Mon State near Kyaikmaraw Township. He was shot dead on 4 October 2014 and his body was buried at Shwewar Chaung,a village outside of Kyaikmaraw. His family was not notified of the burial and the military did not publicly acknowledge his death until 23 October 2014.
The cabinet of Thein Sein,headed by President Thein Sein,is the first democratically elected government of Myanmar after the military government. It took office on 30 March 2011 after the 2010 Myanmar general election to 30 March 2016.
Kyaw Moe Tun is a Burmese diplomat who currently serves as the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations. Prior to his appointment to UN,he had served as director-general of International Organizations and Economic Development Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2018.
Kyaw Swar Lin is a Burmese military general who is current serving as the Quartermaster General in Myanmar Army.
