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Kyaw Tin (Burmese: ကျော်တင်; born 31 October 1955) is former union minister for International Cooperation of Myanmar. He also served as deputy minister of Foreign Affairs under Aung San Suu Kyi. As of November 2021, Kyaw Tin continued to be recognized by ASEAN as Myanmar's foreign minister.
Early life and education
Kyaw Tin was born on 31 October 1955 in Wuntho of Sagaing Division. He graduated with a masters degree with Mathematics from Yangon University and earned his post-graduate diploma in environmental management from Dresden University of Technology in Germany.
Career
Foreign affairs
Kyaw Tin served in the foreign affairs services for approximately 30 years.
| Year | Duty |
| 1982-1983 | Chancellor in Canberra |
| 1983-1984 | Deputy Assistant Director of the International Organizations Division |
| 1984-1986 | Third Secretary at the New York Permanent Mission |
| 1986-1987 | Deputy Assistant Director of International Organizations and Economic Department |
| 1987-1991 | Second Secretary at the Embassy in Bangkok |
| 1991-1994 | head of Branch 1 of the International Organizations and Economic Department |
| 1994-1997 | First Secretary/Second Secretary at Myanmar's Permanent Mission in Geneva |
| 1997-1999 | AssistanceDirector of the International Organizations and Economic Department |
| 1999- 2001 | Deputy Director of the International Organizations and Economic Department |
| 2001-2003 | Deputy Chief of Mission/Counsellor in Jakarta |
| 2003-2005 | Counsellor at the Permanent Mission in New York |
| 2005-2006 | Director of the South and West Asia Division, Political Department of MOFA |
| 2007- 2008 | Deputy Director-General of Political Department of MOFA |
| 2008-2011 | Director -General of Political Department of MOFA |
| 2011-2013 | Ambassador of Myanmar to Canada |
| 2013- ?? | Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations |
Minister
Kyaw Tin became the deputy minister of Foreign Affairs under Aung San Suu Kyi.In April 2016, Aung San Suu Kyi hold the post, State Counsellor.So she can't attend to some foreign ministers meetings. Kyaw Tin attended to the Foreign Meetings as deputy minister of Foreign Affairs.In 2017, Htin Kyaw formed the new ministry, International Cooperation and appointed Kyaw Tin as union minister.Since then Kyaw Tin attended to foreign ministers meetings as minister of International Cooperation.
In the aftermath of the military-led 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the Tatmadaw appointed Ko Ko Hlaing as Kyaw Tin's successor for International Cooperation minister on 1 February 2021.