Ohn Gyaw

{{Short description|Burmese politician}}

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| name = Ohn Gyaw

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| office = 16th Minister for Foreign Affairs of Myanmar

| term_start = 1991

| term_end = 1998

| predecessor = Saw Maung

| successor = Win Aung

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| term_end2 = 1991

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Ohn Gyaw ({{langx|my|အုန်းကျော်}}, {{IPA|my|ʔóʊɰ̃ dʑɔ̀|pron}}; born 3 March 1932) is a Burmese politician who served as 16th Minister of Foreign Affairs. Ohn Gyaw joined the diplomatic service in 1951, serving in Yugoslavia, Australia, and the USSR until 1985, when he was appointed Director of the South and Southeast Asian Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1988 he became Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and in 1991 was promoted to Minister of Foreign Affairs.{{cite journal|date=September–October 1998|title=Myanmar: A peaceful existence.|journal=Presidents & Prime Ministers|publisher=EQES|volume=7|issue=5|page=15|issn=1060-5088}} In 1998 he was replaced; despite a thawing of relationships between Burma and the outside world during his tenure as Foreign Minister, Ohn Gyaw was seen as a "rigid and, at times, disingenuous champion of the regime" who "lacked innovation". He was replaced by Win Aung.{{cite news|title=THE NATIONS- MYANMAR- The Junta Purges Its Own- But the top generals' politics are still the same|last=Faulder|first=Dominic|date=December 4, 1998|work=ASIAWEEK}} He was in office when Burma won the observer position of ASEAN in July 1996 and full membership in July 1997.{{cite web|title=Burmese Win Observer Status in Southeast Asian Group|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/22/world/burmese-win-observer-status-in-southeast-asian-group.html|website=www.nytimes.com|publisher=Seth Mydans|accessdate=4 July 2014}} He played a key role in Burma becoming a member country and taking the chairmanship of it in 2014.{{cite web|title=Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been signed|url=http://www.hss.de/southeastasia/en/myanmar/news-events/2013/memorandum-of-understanding-with-the-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-has-been-signed.html|website=www.hss.de/|publisher=Hanns Seidel Foundation|accessdate=4 July 2014}}