# Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs (Myanmar)

The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs (Burmese: အားကစားနှင့် လူငယ်ရေးရာ ဝန်ကြီးဌာန; MOSYA) administers Myanmar sports and youth affairs. The ministry was formed in 1996 as Ministry of Sports and organized as Ministry of Health and Sports in 2016. In 2021, following the formation of a caretaker government, the ministry was reorganized as Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. The current union minister is Min Thein Zan, appointed by SAC Chairman Min Aung Hlaing.
The Department of Sports and Physical Education, Department of Youth Affairs and their branches are under the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. Other afflications are Myanmar National Olympic Council, National Olympic Committee and Sports Federations. The Union Minister must be the chairman of National Olympic Committee. The Ministry is also responsible for stadiums in Myanmar.

## History

From the early 20 Century to 1941, there are "Burma Athletic Association" in Yangon and "Upper Burma Athletic Association " in Mandalay for sports affairs. In 1936, an athlete, U Zaw Weit, and a coach,U Shein, competed in Berlin Olympic as British Burma.
On 26 November 1946, Burma organized "Burma Olympic Association" which was governed by General Aung San and Sir Hubert Rance as chairperson and Sir J A Maung Gyi and U Razak as president and vice-president. On 9 July 1947, they joined with International Olympic Committee and competed in the 1948 London Olympics as "Burma".
On 9 October 1950, the "National Fitness Council" was organized. The Council was composed with a chairman (health minister) and 15 members. In 1952, the State Football matches were held. The 1952 Southeast Asian Boxing Games and 1961 SEAP Games were also held.
On 27 May 1964, the "Burma Sports and Physical Education Committee" was organized. The health minister served as chairman and the director general for SPEC Office served as secretary. In 1972, it was organized as "Sports and Physical Education Department" (DSPE) under the Ministry of Health. On 1 July 1993, it moved under the Ministry of Prime Minister Office.
On 18 December 1996, the government established the "Ministry of Sports" for the country's sports affairs. The DSPE was moved from Ministey of Prime Minister Office to Ministry of Sports. From 1996 to 2011, SPDC appointed Brigadier Generals of Tatmadaw as Minister of Sports. On March 30 2011, newly elected president Thein Sein appointed Tint Hsan, a businessman, as Union Minister for Sports.
When Htin Kyaw became the president in March 2016, he reduced the number of ministries in his cabinet. He dissolved Ministry of Sports and moved the department of Sports and Physical Education to the Ministry of Health. But on 25 May 2016, the Ministry of Health was renamed as the Ministry of Health and Sports. Prior to 2018, only the Director General of DSPE took the lead in sports sector. In 2018, former badminton player, Mya Lay Sein, was appointed as deputy minister by Win Myint and acted more effectively on behalf of the Union Minister.
After the 2021 coup d'état, Myint Htwe resigned from his post and Mya Lay Sein was suspended by Min Aung Hlaing. They were replaced by Thet Khaing Win, former permanent Secretary of MOHS under Myint Htwe, and Myo Hlaing, former Director General of DSPE. On 1 August 2021, the management committee of SAC was organized as caretaker government and they reconstituted the Ministry of Health and Sports as the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs.

## List of ministers
### Ministers (1996 - 2011)

| No | Name | Term start | Term end | Days | Head of state |
| 1 | Brigadier General Sein Win | 18 February 1996 | 28 October 1999 | 1348 | Senior General Than Shwe |
| 2 | Brigadier General Thura Aye Myint | 29 October 1999 | 30 March 2011 | 4170 | Senior General Than Shwe |

### Union ministers (2011 - incumbent)

| No | Name | Name of the ministry | Term start | Term end | Days | President |
| 3 | Tint Hsan | Ministry of Sports | 30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 1827 | Thein Sein |
| 4 | Dr Myint Htwe | Ministry of Health and Sports | 30 March 2016 | 1 February 2021 | 1769 | Htin Kyaw Win Myint |
| 5 | Dr Thet Khaing Win | Ministry of Health and Sports | 1 February 2021 | 1 August 2021 | 181 | Myint Swe (acting) |
| 6 | Min Thein Zan | Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs | 1 August 2021 | Incumbent | 1205 | Myint Swe (acting) |

### Deputy ministers

| No | Name | Name of the ministry | Term start | Term end | Days | Union Minister |
| 1 | Aye Myint Kyu | Ministry of Sports | 30 March 2011 | 6 September 2012 | 526 | Tint Hsan |
| 2 | Thaung Htike | Ministry of Sports | 7 September 2012 | 30 March 2016 | 1300 | Tint Hsan |
| 3 | Zaw Win | Ministry of Sports | 29 July 2013 | 30 March 2016 | 975 | Tint Hsan |
| 4 | Dr Mya Lay Sein | Ministry of Health and Sports | 2 July 2018 | 1 February 2021 | 945 | Dr Myint Htwe |
| 5 | Myo Hlaing | Ministry of Health and Sports | 7 February 2021 | Incumbent | 1386 | Dr Thet Khaing Win |
| 5 | Myo Hlaing | Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs | 7 February 2021 | Incumbent | 1386 | Min Thein Zan |
| 6 | Dr Soe Win | Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs | 19 August 2022 | 21 July 2023 | 336 | Min Thein Zan |
| 7 | Zin Min Htet | Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs | 21 July 2023 | Incumbent | 486 | Min Thein Zan |

## Departments

* Union Minister Office
* Department of Sports and Physical Education
* Department of Youth Affairs