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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

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. 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. The Union Minister for Ethnic Affairs is Saw Tun Aung Myint.

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:

References

1. "Formation of the Union Government (Announcement No. 1/2016)". Office of the President. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
2. "Activities of the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs during the year". MOI. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
3. "Appoint Region or State Ethnic Affairs Ministers". Ministry of Information. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

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