U Aung Htoo

U Aung Htoo is a Deputy Minister, Ministry of Commerce, Myanmar. He was born on 5 May 1956 in Myanmar.  He is a graduate from Yangon Institute of Economics , Myanmar, with B.Econ(Economics) and M.Econ(Economics) degrees . He also has studied at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, U.S.A. and earned M.A. (political science) degree in 1990.

He started his career as a civilian tutor at the Economics Department of the Defence Services Academy in Pyin Oo Lwin from 1980 to 1985. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Deputy Assistant Director (Third Secretary) in 1985 and retired from the foreign services as Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Republic of Indonesia in 18 April 2017. As career diplomat, he had served at Myanmar Missions in Bonn, New York, Singapore, Bangkok and Jakarta.

He was appointed as Deputy Minister for Commerce on 19 April 2017. He is concurrently serving as Chairman of the National SME Agency in Myanmar.

He is married to Madam Thynn Thynn Nu and has one daughter and one son.