Thein Nyunt

{{Short description|Burmese politician and army colonel (1948–2024)}}

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|office = Minister of the President’s Office of Burma

|alongside = Soe Maung, Soe Thein, Aung Min, Hla Tun and Tin Naing Thein

|term_start = 30 March 2011

|term_end = 30 March 2016

|predecessor = Office established

|successor = Aung San Suu Kyi

|order2 = Chairman of Naypyidaw Council

|term_start2 = 30 March 2011

|term_end2 = 30 March 2016

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|successor2 = Myo Aung

|order3 = Mayor of Naypyidaw

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|term_start3 = 1 March 2006

|term_end3 = 30 March 2011

|predecessor3 = office established

|successor3 = Myo Aung

|order4 = Minister of Progress of Border Areas, National Races and Development Affairs

|term_start4 = 15 November 1997

|term_end4 = 30 March 2011

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|party = Union Solidarity and Development Party

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|birth_place = Maubin, Burma

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Thein Nyunt ({{langx|my|သိန်းညွန့်}}; 8 October 1948 – 17 March 2024) was a Burmese politician and army colonel who was one of six ministers of the President's Office, in the Cabinet of Burma (Myanmar), as well as the Mayor and the Chairman of the Naypyidaw Council, which governs the national capital. He served for State Peace and Development Council as the Minister of Progress of Border Areas, National Races and Development Affairs.{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofmyanmar.be/ABOUT/government.htm |title=The Government |author= |date= |work=website |publisher=Embassy of the Union of Myanmar, Brussels |accessdate=11 December 2010}} Thein Nyunt was appointed interim mayor of Naypyidaw, the national capital of Myanmar on 1 March 2006 and subsequently became the Chairman of the Naypyidaw Council. He was an army colonel. Thein Nyunt died from brain cancer on 17 March 2024, at the age of 75.[https://myanmar-now.org/mm/news/50264/ နေပြည်တော်တွင် ထိပ်တန်းရာထူးများရခဲ့သူ ဗိုလ်မှူးကြီးဟောင်း သေဆုံး] {{in lang|my}}