Khin Khin Win

Khin Khin Win

Khin Khin Win in 2014
First Lady of Myanmar
In office
30 March 2011 – 30 March 2016
President Thein Sein
Preceded by Kyaing Kyaing
Succeeded by Su Su Lwin
Personal details
Spouse(s) Thein Sein
Children 3
Religion Theravada Buddhism

Khin Khin Win (Burmese: ခင်ခင်ဝင်း [kʰɪ̀ɴ kʰɪ̀ɴ wɪ́ɴ]) is the former First Lady and wife of former President of Myanmar Thein Sein. She had held the position of Myanmar's First Lady from 30 March 2011 to 30 March 2016. Khin Khin Win and her husband, Thein Sein, have three children. One of her daughters, Yin Thuzar Thein, married military captain, Han Win Aung, in 2009.[1]

In December 2011, Khin Khin Win met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her official visit in Myanmar.[2] On January 30, 2012, the Singapore Botanic Gardens named a new orchid hybrid, the Dendrobium Daw Khin Khin Win, in her honor.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Min Lwin (5 February 2009). "Burmese PM's Daughter Camera Shy on Her Wedding Day". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Secretary Clinton Meets With Burmese First Lady Daw Khin Khin Win". DipNote. 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  3. ↑ "Myanmar seeks Singapore's help on economy". Myanmar Times (AFP). 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  4. ↑ "Daw Khin Khin Win, wife of Myanmar's President Thein Sein, looks at an orchid hybrid, the Dendrobium U Thein Sein - Daw Khin Khin Win, named after her during a ceremony at the Singapore Botanical". Townhall.com (Reuters). 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  5. ↑ Lim, Pam (2012-02-12). "Singapore says it with flowers". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2016-03-13.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/22/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.