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Ministry of Ethnic Affairs
Government ministry of Myanmar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ministry of Ethnic Affairs (Burmese: တိုင်းရင်းသားလူမျိုးများရေးရာဝန်ကြီးဌာန) is a Myanmar government ministry formed by the President's Office Declaration No. 1/2016 on March 30, 2016 under President U Htin Kyaw.[1] On May 25, 2016, the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs was renamed the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs to comply with the law protecting the rights of ethnic nationalities.[2] The Union Minister for Ethnic Affairs is Saw Tun Aung Myint.
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Structure
Departments under the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs are:
- the Department of Ethnic Literature and Culture and
- the Department for the Protection of Ethnic Rights
Union Ministers
- Naing Thet Lwin (30 March 2016 – 1 February 2021)
- Saw Tun Aung Myint (3 February 2021 – Incumbent)
Region or State Ethnic Affairs Ministers
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The Region or State Ethnic Affairs Ministers are as follows:[3]
References
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