Ko Ko Hlaing

Ko Ko Hlaing (Burmese: ကိုကိုလှိုင်, born 24 October 1956[1] in Myinmu[2][3]) is a Burmese military researcher and writer, served under Thein Sein as the chief political advisor to the President's Office of Myanmar, after being appointed on 19 April 2011.[4]

In this Burmese name, the given name is Ko Ko Hlaing. There is no family name.
Ko Ko Hlaing
ကိုကိုလှိုင်
Minister of International Cooperation
Assumed office
1 February 2021
PresidentMyint Swe (Acting)
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Preceded byKyaw Tin
Chief Political Advisor of the President's Office of Myanmar
In office
19 April 2011 – 31 March 2016
Serving with Ye Tint and Nay Zin Latt
Preceded byOffice established
Vice President of the Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association
Personal details
Born24 October 1956 (1956-10-24) (age 67)
Myinmu, Sagaing Region, Burma
NationalityBurmese
Alma materDefence Services Academy
OccupationResearcher and writer
Military service
AllegianceMyanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
RankColonel

In 1976, he graduated from the Defence Services Academy.[3] The following year, he joined the Myanmar Army, as a gazetted officer.[3][5] From 1991 to 2004, he served as the War Office's First Class Chief Researcher.[3] In 2004, he was promoted to the rank of Advisor of the Ministry of Information's Press Scrutiny and Registration Division, the country's chief censorship agency.[3]

He is serving as the minister of international cooperation in Myanmar's military government.[6]


References
  1. "Burma-related Designations; Counter Terrorism Designations". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  2. "သမ္မတ အကြံပေးအဖွဲ့ ပညာရှင်နှင့် လူပုဂ္ဂိုလ် ကိုးဦးဖြင့် ဖွဲ့စည်း". The Voice Weekly (in Burmese). 26 April 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  3. "ကိုကိုလှိုင် ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဥ်း". Free Burma (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  4. "Advisory Board". Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. Allchin, Joseph (28 April 2011). "Presidential 'advisors' raise eyebrows". Democratic Voice of Burma. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  6. Deutsch, Anthony; McPherson, Poppy (18 February 2022). "Myanmar junta, ousted government fight for recognition at top U.N. court". Reuters. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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