Win Shein

In this Burmese name, the given name is Win Shein. There is no family name.

Win Shein (Burmese: ဝင်းရှိန်; born 1 August 1958 in Mandalay) is a former military officer and the incumbent Minister for Finance.

Win Shein
ဝင်းရှိန်
Minister for Finance and Revenue
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2021
President	Myint Swe (acting)
Prime Minister	Min Aung Hlaing
Preceded by	Soe Win
In office 7 September 2012 – 30 March 2016
President	Thein Sein
Preceded by	Hla Tun
Succeeded by	Kyaw Win
Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2023 Serving with Soe Win, Tin Aung San, Mya Tun Oo, and Than Swe
President	Myint Swe (acting)
Prime Minister	Min Aung Hlaing
Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue
In office July 2012 – September 2012
President	Thein Sein
Deputy Minister for Transportation
In office March 2011 – July 2012
President	Thein Sein
Personal details
Born	1 August 1958 (1958-08) (age 66) Mandalay, Burma
Nationality	Burmese
Cabinet	Min Aung Hlaing's military cabinet
Military service
Allegiance	Myanmar
Branch/service	Myanmar Navy
Years of service	- 2010
Rank	Commodore

Career

From May 2013 to May 2014, he also served as chairman of the Myanmar Investment Commission.^[1] Win Shein previously served as a Deputy Minister of Transportation from March 2011 to July 2012.^[2][3] He was Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue from July to September 2012.^[4] He was a Myanmar Ambassador to Cambodia^[5] and was also nominated as Ambassador to France just before he was appointed as Deputy Minister. In the aftermath of the military-led 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the Myanmar Armed Forces appointed Win Shein as the Minister for Finance effective 1 February 2021.^[6]

He also served as a Commodore, as part of the Myanmar Navy's Naval Training Headquarters.^[3]

Personal life

Win Shein's father, San Shein, was formerly a member of the Burma Socialist Programme Party's central executive committee.^[7]