Personal details

Full name                        : U Kareng La Ja

Place and date of birth   : Yangon, 10th  December 1966

Place of residence         : Yangon

Civil status                    : Married, Two children

Education

1971-1983   ; Basic Education Primary, Middle and High School in Yangon

1984-1988   ; Graduated with B.Sc degree from Defence Services Academy

Career

He joined to Navy as Lieutenant Junior Grade (from 1988-1992), Lieutenant Senior Grade (from 1992 to 1997), Lieutenant Commander (from 1997 to 2002). He was transferred to Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems and worked as a Deputy Director (from 2002 to 2014) and Director (from 2014 to 2019). Since 2019, he has been working as Deputy Director General.