Tin Htut graduated from Yezin Agricultural University in 1980. He obtained his Master of Science in Plant Breeding from University of North Carolina, United State of America in 1991. As an IRRI PhD scholar, he studied plant breeding at the University of the Philippines Los Baños from 1996 to 2000. In 2003, he was invited as a research fellow in the IRRI to assist in the genetic analysis of iron-dense grains. Htut was recognized in 2010 as one of IRRI’s outstanding alumni in the field of rice research management. He was also a Rector of Yezin Agricultural University and the Director General of Department of Planning from 2011 to 2015. He was appointed as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation last September 2015. He is taking the responsibilities of the Senior Official Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry Leader.