Bo Bo Nge
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Bo Bo Nge | |
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ဘိုဘိုငယ် | |
| Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar | |
| In office 21 July 2017 – 1 February 2021 | |
| President | Htin Kyaw |
| Preceded by | Maw Than |
| Governor | Kyaw Kyaw Maung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 June 1968 (age 57) |
| Citizenship | Myanmar |
| Party | National League for Democracy |
| Spouse | Hnin Wai Lwin |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Rangoon University |
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Bo Bo Nge (Burmese: ဘိုဘိုငယ်, also spelt Bobo Nge) is a Burmese civil servant and political prisoner, best known for serving as the Central Bank of Myanmar's deputy governor until the 2021 Myanmar coup d'etat.
Bo Bo Nge was born on 21 June 1968. He attended Rangoon University, as a geology major.[1] After joining the 8888 Uprising protests, he was arrested by the military regime.[2] He spent four and a half years in prison.[2] During his imprisonment, he learned English, becoming fluent in the language.[3] Upon his release, he relocated to Inle Lake in Shan State, launching a successful business to export taro.[2]
He then migrated to Great Barrington, Massachusetts, a town in the United States, sponsored by Ba Win, the provost of Bard College at Simon's Rock.[4][1][2] Bo Bo Nge worked as a dishwasher, while studying at Berkshire Community College from 1999 to 2001.[1]
He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in economics and mathematics at Bard College, where he graduated in 2004.[5] Thereafter, he conducted research for the American Institute for Economic Research's American Investment Services.[2] In 2016, he got a master's degree in international economics from Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies,[6] and a PhD from SOAS University of London in 2019.[7][8]