Ministry of Ethnic Affairs

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.

Ministry of Ethnic Affairs

တိုင်းရင်းသားလူမျိုးများရေးရာဝန်ကြီးဌာန
Ministry overview
Formed	30 March 2016 (2016-03-30)
Jurisdiction	Myanmar
Headquarters	Office No. (10), Nay Pyi Taw Myanmar
Minister responsible	Saw Tun Aung Myint
Child agencies	Department of Ethnic Literature and Culture Department of Protection of Ethnic Rights
Website	www.moea.gov.mm

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

The Region or State Ethnic Affairs Ministers are as follows:^[3]

While	Region / State	Minister	Department
1	Kachin State	U Khin Maung Myint (b) U Dit	Ministry of Burmese Ethnic Affairs
2		U Sai Sein Lin	Ministry of Shan Ethnic Affairs
3		U Ar Ti Yohan	Ministry of Lisu Ethnic Affairs
4		U Yan Nam Fon	Ministry of Rawan Ethnic Affairs
5	Kayah State	U Hla Myo Swe	Ministry of Burmese Ethnic Affairs
6	Karen State	U Tay Za Htut Hlaing Htwe	Ministry of Burmese Ethnic Affairs
7		U Min Tin Win	Ministry of Mon Ethnic Affairs
8		U Khun Myo Tint	Ministry of Pa-O Ethnic Affairs
9	Sagaing Region	Daw Hmwe Hmwe Khin	Ministry of Shan Ethnic Affairs
10		U Lal Htaung Thang	Ministry of Chin Ethnic Affairs
11	Tanintharyi Region	U Saw Lu Ka	Ministry of Karen Ethnic Affairs
12	Bago Region	Daw Naw Pwe Se	Ministry of Karen Ethnic Affairs
13	Magway Region	U Hla Tun	Ministry of Chin Ethnic Affairs
14	Mandalay Region	U Sai Pan Saing	Ministry of Shan Ethnic Affairs
15	Mon State	U Shwe Myint	Ministry of Burmese Ethnic Affairs
16		Daw San Wint Khaing	Ministry of Pa-O Ethnic Affairs
17		U Aung Myint Khaing	Ministry of Karen Ethnic Affairs
18	Rakhine State	U Pon Bwe	Ministry of Chin Ethnic Affairs
19	Yangon Region	Daw Pan Thinzar Myo	Ministry of Karen Ethnic Affairs
20		U Zaw Aye Maung	Ministry of Rakhine Ethnic Affairs
21	Shan State	Dr. Aung Than Maung	Ministry of Burmese Ethnic Affairs
22		U Zut Daung	Ministry of Kachin Ethnic Affairs
23		U Gusa	Ministry of Lisu Ethnic Affairs
24		U Joseph	Ministry of Lahu Ethnic Affairs
25		U Ar Be Hla	Ministry of Akha Ethnic Affairs
26		Dr. Tun Hlaing	Ministry of Inthar Ethnic Affairs
27		U Khun Aye Maung	Kayan (b) Padaung Ministry of Ethnic Affairs
28	Ayeyarwady Region	Ga Moe Myat Myat Thu	Ministry of Karen Ethnic Affairs
29		U Tin Saw	Ministry of Rakhine Ethnic Affairs