Background
Win Aung was born in Dawei (formerly Tavoy), Tanintharyi Division in 1944.
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Win Aung would later join the armed forces, where he served as a military intelligence officer Win Aung served as an ambassador to Germany and the United Kingdom until he was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs in November 1998. During his tenure as foreign minister, he often bore the brunt of international criticism on many issues, especially for his government"s repression of political dissidents such as Aung San Suu Kyi, while visiting foreign nations.
Following his dismissal, Win Aung was arrested and sent to the notorious Insein Prison.
He died there on 4 November 2009 at the age of 65. At the time of his death, he was the only former Burmese government minister to be imprisoned.
Win Aung"s son, Thaung Su Nyein, is Chief Executive Officer of Seven Days News, a widely read journal in Myanmar.
Membership
In September 2004, he was dismissed from his post, along with several other ministers, following a purge of members of the Military Intelligence faction of the State Peace and Development Council.
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Nationality
Burma