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17 Dec, 2016

U Maung Maung Swe, President, SM Tours & Transport, Myanmar

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Date and Place of Birth: January 26, 1954, Mandalay, Myanmar.

Religion: Buddhist

Marital Status: Married

Education

Diploma in Japanese (1971~1974)

B.E (Electronic) 1971-1977, (Yangon Institute of Technology)

Language Skills

Myanmar, English, Japanese, Chinese

Thai: Spoken

Career

1978 – 1981: Tourist Burma

1983 – 1994: Vice President, Siam Travel Service Co., Ltd, Bangkok

1984 – 1994: Board of Director Member, Thai Japan Travel Association (TJTA)

1994 – present: President, SM Tours & Transport Co.,Ltd, Yangon, Myanmar.

1997 – 2003: Chairman, Myanmar Japan Travel Association (MJTA)

2003 – 2013: Chairman, Japanese Tourism Promotion Committee (JTPC)

2008 – 2012: Chairman, Union of Myanmar Travel Association (UMTA)

2011 – At Present: Vice Chairman, Myanmar Tourism Federation (MTF)

Other Industry Positions

2009 – 2011: Central Executive Committee Member, Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI)

2011 – 2013: Central Executive Committee Member, (UMFCCI)

2013 – at present: Central Executive Committee Member, (UMFCCI)

Vice Chairman, International Relation Committee (UMFCCI)

Vice Chairman, International Investment Committee (UMFCCI)