Soe Win (general)

Soe Win
စိုးဝင်း
Soe Win in 2013
Vice Chairman of the State Administration Council
Assumed office
2 February 2021
ChairmanMin Aung Hlaing
Preceded byOffice established
Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar
Assumed office
1 August 2021
PresidentMyint Swe (acting)
Min Aung Hlaing (acting)
Prime MinisterMin Aung Hlaing
Preceded byTin Hla (2001)
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
Assumed office
30 March 2011
PresidentThein Sein
Htin Kyaw
Win Myint
Myint Swe (acting)
Min Aung Hlaing (acting)
Preceded byMaung Aye
Personal details
Born (1960-03-01) 1 March 1960 (age 64)
Mandalay, Union of Burma[1]
SpouseThan Than Nwe
Alma materDefence Services Academy
Military service
Allegiance Tatmadaw
Branch/service Myanmar Army
Years of service1981–present
Rank Vice-Senior General
CommandsDeputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Tatmadaw
Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Army

Soe Win (Burmese: စိုးဝင်း; pronounced [só wɪ́ɴ]; born 1 March 1960) is a Burmese army general and the current Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar.[2] Appointed following the formation of the provisional government on 1 August 2021, he holds essential roles, including Vice Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC), Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces), and Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Army.[3] He is also a member of Myanmar's National Defence and Security Council (NDSC).[4][5]

In May 2012, President Thein Sein appointed Soe Win to the working committee of the government team responsible for negotiating with Myanmar's many armed ethnic rebel groups.[6] He is a close associate of former Vice Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), Vice-Senior General Maung Aye.[4][7]

  1. ^ "Soe Win has been the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) since 2011. He is Vice-Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) and member of the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC)". OpenSanctions.
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  4. ^ a b "Tatmadaw Deputy Commander-in-Chief - Regime Watch - ALTSEAN Burma". www.altsean.org. Alternative ASEAN Network (ALTASEAN). Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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  6. ^ Jonathan Head (28 April 2024). "Is Myanmar's army reversing its losses? It's complicated". BBC News.
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