Khin Maung Cho was born on 3 November 1950 to Ba Cho, a retired communications engineer, and Ma Ma Gyi, a retired school teacher, in Meiktila, Burma (now Myanmar).

[1] On 22 March 2016, he was nominated to be Minister for Industry in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet.

[2][3][4] He previously served as an executive engineer at Super Seven Stars Company (SSS), the authorised distributor of Kia Motors.

From 2013 to 2015, it is alleged that SSS has dodged billions of kyats in tax.

[5][6][7] Khin Maung Cho is married to Thit Thit Aung, the head of the branch directorate of industrial cooperation within the Ministry of Industry, and has no children.