| Commander-in-Chief of the Army | |
|---|---|
| ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ် (ကြည်း) (Burmese) | |
_flag_of_Myanmar.svg) Flag of the Commander in Chief of Myanmar Army | |
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 Myanmar Army | |
| Reports to | Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services |
| Appointer | President of Myanmar |
| Term length | No fixed length |
| Precursor | Vice Chief of Staff (Army) |
| Formation | 4 January 1948 |
| First holder | Saw Kyar Doe |
The Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Army, officially the Commander-in-Chief (Army) (Burmese: ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ် (ကြည်း)), is the highest ranking military officer of the Myanmar Army. Up until 1990, Myanmar Armed Forces has Chief of Staff system and the army was led by Vice Chief of Staff (Army) (ဒုတိယကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ် (ကြည်းတပ်)). A new system was introduced in 1990 during Armed Forces reorganisation and all three branches of Armed Forces are now led by the Commander-in-Chief.[1] The Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Army also traditionally serves as Deputy Commander-in-Chief.[2]
- ^ Selth, Andrew (2002): Burma's Armed Forces: Power Without Glory, Eastbridge. ISBN 1-891936-13-1
- ^ Maung Aung Myoe (1999). Building the Tatmadaw. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 73. ISBN 9780731527427.