Age, Biography and Wiki
Ye Htut was born on 25 February, 1922, is a Burmese presidential spokesperson. Discover Ye Htut's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 91 years old?
| Popular As |
N/A |
| Occupation |
Military Personnel, Civil Servant, Academics |
| Age |
91 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
25 February 1922 |
| Birthday |
25 February |
| Birthplace |
N/A |
| Date of death |
November 27, 2013, |
| Died Place |
Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) |
| Nationality |
Myanmar
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He is a member of famous Civil Servant with the age 91 years old group.
Ye Htut Height, Weight & Measurements
At 91 years old, Ye Htut height not available right now. We will update Ye Htut's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Ye Htut's Wife?
His wife is Khin Sandar Tun
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Khin Sandar Tun |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Ye Htut Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ye Htut worth at the age of 91 years old? Ye Htut’s income source is mostly from being a successful Civil Servant. He is from Myanmar. We have estimated Ye Htut's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Civil Servant |
Ye Htut Social Network
Timeline
He applied again and accepted for the academy's 22nd intake in 1977.
After graduation in 1981, he was dispatched to Kayin State, where he would spend five years fighting the Karen National Union along the Myanmar-Thai border.
Over the next 16 years, he served in Tanintharyi Region, Kayin State, Kachin State and near Naypyitaw, before landing as the chief instructor at a training facility in southern Shan State in 2002.
He also contributed articles for the army's Myawady news journal.
He was retired as a lieutenant colonel in Tatmadaw and took up the post of deputy director general at the Department of Information and Public Relations under the Ministry of Information in 2005.
He was promoted as the director general of the department in 2009, which has been viewed as a propaganda machine for the military government.
He became deputy minister for the Ministry of Information in August 2012 when the former minister Kyaw Hsan and deputy ministers were reshuffled to other ministries.
In 2012, Media reports, particularly those in Eleven Media, suggested that he was behind the blog posts known by the pen name Dr Sate Phwar, who criticized the legislature for acting above the law.
However, he denied that the accusations linking him to Dr Seik Phwar.
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw formed a commission to investigate the identity of Dr Seik Phwar after the blogger wrote an article criticising parliament.
The commission's chairman said they found evidence that could implicate him.
However, the commission failed to disclose the identity of Dr Seik Phwar, after five months of investigation.
Ye Htut (ရဲထွဋ်, ) is a Burmese military officer who previously served as presidential spokesman from 2013 to 2016 and later as minister for the Ministry of Information (Myanmar) from 2014 to 2016 in the Thein Sein's Cabinet.
He became spokesperson for the President Thein Sein in February 2013.
On July 30, 2014, he was nominated to be Minister for the Ministry of Information.
On August 1, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw confirmed his nomination.
In June 2014, he posted an apology note on his Facebook account after a storm of criticism followed his wife's sharing of a photoshopped image of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Hijab.
His wife deleted her Facebook account after screenshots of her post were spread by other Facebook users.
On 29 October 2023, he was arrested by the SAC under Section 505 (a), accusing him of encouraging dissent against the military junta.
On 29 November 2023, he was sentenced to three years behind bars for "disseminating untrue information" and an additional seven years for "inciting rebellion," contravening Sections 505(a) and 124(a) of Myanmar Penal Code.
He married Khin Sandar Tun.
His father, Shwe Than, was formerly the Chief of Burma Police Force and a People's Assembly representative during the socialist era.
Ye Htut is a brother-in-law of Zeya Aung, a former government minister and military officer.
He left the office in 2016 and worked as visiting senior research fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore until July 2019.
Ye Htut applied to Defence Services Academy but initially failed it first time, so enrolled at Rangoon University.
He left the office and USDP party in 2016.
He is an active Facebook user, has an official account on the social media site where he often shares news from the government and the military and writes his opinions through his Facebook account.
He earned the nickname Facebook minister for his frequent use of Facebook.
