Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
နိုင်ငံခြားရေး ဝန်ကြီးဌာန
Official Seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Agency overview
Formed17 March 1947 (1947-03-17) (Department), 25 May 1967 (1967-05-25) (Ministry)
Preceding agencies
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
  • Foreign Office
JurisdictionGovernment of Myanmar
HeadquartersOffice No (9), Naypyidaw
19°45′12″N 96°07′09″E / 19.7534296°N 96.1192157°E / 19.7534296; 96.1192157
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Moe Zaw Oo
Child agencies
  • Political Department
  • ASEAN Affairs Department
  • Strategic Studies and Training Department
  • Protocol Department
  • International Organizations and Economic Department
  • Consular and Legal Affairs Department
  • Planning and Administrative Department
Websitehttps://mofa.nugmyanmar.org/

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Burmese: နိုင်ငံခြားရေး ဝန်ကြီးဌာန, [nàɪɰ̃ŋàɰ̃dʑájé wʊ̀ɰ̃dʑí tʰàna̰], 'MOFA') is a ministry in the government of Myanmar responsible for the country's foreign relations. It also operates embassies and consulates in 44 countries.

List of ministers

No. Name Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office

Pre-independence British Burma

Aung San 17 March 1946 19 July 1947 1 year, 124 days Military
U Nu 19 July 1947 1 August 1947 13 days Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
Lun Baw 1 August 1947 30 October 1947 90 days Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
Tin Htut 30 October 1947 16 August 1948 291 days Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League

Union of Burma (1948–1974)

1 Sao Hkun Hkio 16 August 1948 14 September 1948 29 days Independent
2 Kyaw Nyein 14 September 1948 31 March 1949 198 days Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
(1) Sao Hkun Hkio 31 March 1949 5 April 1949 5 days Independent
3 Aye Maung 5 April 1949 20 December 1949 249 days Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
(1) Sao Hkun Hkio 10 December 1949 28 October 1958 8 years, 322 days Independent
4 Thein Maung 28 October 1958 27 February 1959 122 days Military
5 Chan Tun Aung 27 February 1959 4 April 1960 1 year, 37 days Military
(1) Sao Hkun Hkio 4 April 1960 1 March 1962 1 year, 331 days Independent
6 Thi Han 2 March 1962 19 June 1969 7 years, 108 days Military
7 Maung Lwin 18 June 1969 4 August 1970 1 year, 47 days Military
8 Hla Han 4 August 1970 20 April 1972 1 year, 260 days Military
9 U Kyaw Soe 20 April 1972 2 March 1974 1 year, 316 days Military

Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988)

10 Hla Phone 2 March 1974 3 March 1978 4 years, 1 day Burma Socialist Programme Party
11 Myint Maung 3 March 1978 18 March 1980 2 years, 15 days Burma Socialist Programme Party
12 Lay Maung 18 March 1980 9 November 1981 1 year, 236 days Burma Socialist Programme Party
13 Chit Haling 9 November 1981 4 November 1985 3 years, 360 days Burma Socialist Programme Party
14 Ye Gaung 4 November 1985 18 September 1988 2 years, 319 days Burma Socialist Programme Party

Union of Myanmar (1988–2011)

15 Saw Maung 18 September 1988 17 September 1991 3 years, 0 days Military
16 Ohn Gyaw 18 September 1991 15 November 1998 6 years, 58 days Independent
17 Win Aung 15 November 1998 18 September 2004 5 years, 308 days Military
18 Nyan Win 18 September 2004 30 March 2011 6 years, 193 days Military

Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present)

19 Wunna Maung Lwin 30 March 2011 30 March 2016 5 years, 0 days Union Solidarity and Development Party
20 Aung San Suu Kyi 30 March 2016 1 February 2021 4 years, 308 days National League for Democracy
(19) Zin Mar Aung 1 February 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 284 days National League for Democracy

History

During World War II, the British administration retreated to India. In 1942, the foreign affairs is served by Defence Department. After World War II, Defence and External Affairs Department was established and directly served by counsellor of the governor.

The former Seal

In 1946, it was under the executive council and served by General Aung San, the vice chair of that council. Later, the Myanmar Representatives led by General Aung San and British Government agreed to act the foreign cases according to Myanmar.

The Department of Foreign Affairs was established on 17 March 1947 under General Aung San. The first secretary was Shwe Baw.

On 4 May 1948, it was renamed Foreign Office and the secretary became permanent secretary. On 25 May 1967, it became Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Departments and heads of departments

  • Director General:ASEAN Affairs Department: Kyaw Swe
  • Director General:Consular and Legal Affairs Department: Suu Suu Aung
  • Director General:Political Department: Kyaw Moe Tun
  • Director General:International Organizations and Economic Department: Zaw Zaw
  • Director General:Planning and Administrative Department: Aung Naing
  • Director General:Protocol Department: Aung Kyaw
  • Director General:Strategic Studies and Training Department: Bo Tu
  • Director General:Union Ministry Office: Gum Sang

List of deputy ministers

  1. Hla Phone (1969–1974)
  2. U Win (1974–1978)
  3. Tin Ohn (1978–1983)
  4. Hla Shwe (1983–1985)
  5. Saw Hlaing (1985–1988)
  6. Ohn Gyaw (1989–1991)
  7. Khin Maung Win (1991–2004)
  8. Kyaw Thu (2003–2009)
  9. Maung Myint (2004–2012)
  10. Myo Myint (2011–2012)
  11. Thant Kyaw (2012–2016)
  12. Zinyaw (2012–2014)
  13. Tin Oo Lwin (2014–2016)
  14. Kyaw Tin (2016–2017)
  15. Moe Zaw Oo (2021–present)

See also


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