Myo Thein Gyi

Myo Thein Gyi is the former Minister for Education of Myanmar. He previously served as Professor of Mathematics Department, Dagon University, Director General of Department of Myanmar Education Research and Rector of West Yangon University. He became Minister of Education after Aung San Suu Kyi on 6 April 2016. During the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Myo Thein Gyi was placed under house arrest by the Myanmar Armed Forces.

Degrees

He received M.Sc from University of Yangon in 1992, Dr.rer.nat. from Technische Universität Berlin, Germany in 1998. He also received Diploma in Education Management from Yangon University of Economics in 2002.