Nyunt Phay

In this Burmese name, the given name is Nyunt Phay. There is no family name.

Nyunt Phay (Burmese: ညွန့်ဖေ; born 1961^[1]) is the current Union Minister for Education of Myanmar. He was appointed by the State Administration Council after the 2021 coup. He previously served as the Rector of Pathein University and was asked by the President's Office for clarification due to financial scandals at the university.^[2]

Nyunt Phay
ညွန့်​ဖေ
Minister of Education
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 February 2021
Prime Minister	Min Aung Hlaing
Preceded by	Myo Thein Gyi
Rector of Pathein University
In office 21 January 2010 – 23 October 2017
Director General of Department of Monitoring and Evaluation (Education)
In office 2017–2021
Personal details
Born	1961 (1961) (age 64)

Financial issues

When an order was issued to transfer Rector of Pathein University to Director General of the Department of Monitoring and Evaluation (Education) in Nay Pyi Taw without the authority of the Rector, he quickly signed a contract with a company to build new old staff quarters at Pathein University.^[3] He also had problems with university finances.^[4][5]