သမဝါယမဝန်ကြီးဌာန | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 5 April 1951 |
Preceding agencies |
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Dissolved | March 2016, 30 |
Type | Ministry |
Jurisdiction | Government of Burma |
Headquarters | Naypyidaw |
Minister responsible | |
Website |
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The Ministry of Cooperatives ( Burmese: သမဝါယမဝန်ကြီးဌာန administers Burma's agricultural cooperative policies.
The ministry was founded as the Ministry of State Cooperative and Commodity Distribution on 5 April 1951. [1] It was merged with Ministry of Civil Supply Services on 26 March 1962 to form the Ministry of Civil Supply and Cooperatives, and separated again on 18 June 1965. [1]
The Ministry is currently led by Dr. Aung Thu, who was appointed by President U Htin Kyaw under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation in May 2016. [2]