Ko Ko Hlaing
Ko Ko Hlaing | |
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ကိုကိုလှိုင် | |
Ko Ko Hlaing in 2015 | |
| Minister of International Cooperation | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2021 | |
| President | Myint Swe (Acting) |
| Leader | Min Aung Hlaing |
| Preceded by | Kyaw Tin |
| Chief Political Advisor of the President's Office of Myanmar | |
| In office 19 April 2011 – 31 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Vice President of the Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1956 (age 68) Myinmu, Sagaing Region, Burma |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Alma mater | Defence Services Academy |
| Occupation | Researcher and writer |
| Nickname(s) | Sithu Aung Hlaing Aung |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Myanmar |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
Ko Ko Hlaing (Burmese: ကိုကိုလှိုင်, born 24 October 1956 in Myinmu) is a Burmese military researcher and writer, served under Thein Sein as the chief political advisor to the President's Office of Myanmar, after being appointed on 19 April 2011.
In 1976, he graduated from the Defence Services Academy. The following year, he joined the Myanmar Army, as a gazetted officer. From 1991 to 2004, he served as the War Office's First Class Chief Researcher. In 2004, he was promoted to the rank of Advisor of the Ministry of Information's Press Scrutiny and Registration Division, the country's chief censorship agency.
He is serving as the minister of international cooperation in Myanmar's military government.