Pe Myint
Pe Myint is a Burmese politician, writer and a former Minister for Information of Myanmar.
Early life and education
Pe Myint was born on 15 December 1949 in Sandoway, Burma to Aung Nyein and Khin Thein. He is of Rakhine descent.Career
Pe Myint graduated from Thandwe State High School in Rakhine State in 1966 and Institute of Medicine 1, Rangoon in 1975. He worked as a physician until 1988. He received training as a journalist at the Indochina Media Memorial Foundation in Bangkok.He previously served as the vice chairperson of the Myanmar Press Council, editor-in-chief of The People's Age Journal, editor of Sarpaylawka Book House and Myanmar Book Publishing House.
On 22 March 2016, he was nominated to be Minister for Information in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet. On 24 March, the Assembly of the Union confirmed his nomination. Following the military-led 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the Myanmar Armed Forces appointed Chit Hlaing as Pe Myint's successor on 1 February 2021.
Literary works
Pe Myint is a well-known writer and won Myanmar [National Literature Award] in 1995. He has published over forty books of fiction, non-fiction, and translated works.Some of his original and translated works include
- 1975 — The Hospital
- 1977 — Ward No. 6
- 1988 — First Love
- 1993 — On Death and Other Short Stories
- 1993 — Normal Mind and Normal Behaviour
- 1995 — Parts for Sale and Other Short Stories
- 1997 — ''The Richest Man in Babylon''