Moe Myint Tun

Lieutenant-General Moe Myint Tun (Burmese: မိုးမြင့်ထွန်း, born 24 May 1968; also spelt Moe Myint Htun) is a Burmese military officer who served as a member of Myanmar's State Administration Council. He was appointed on 2 February 2021, in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.[2][3]

Moe Myint Tun
မိုးမြင့်ထွန်း
Member of the State Administration Council
In office
2 February 2021 – 20 September 2023
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Chairman of Myanmar Investment Commission[1]
In office
4 March 2021 – 20 September 2023
Preceded byThaung Tun
Personal details
Born24 May 1968 (1968-05-24) (age 55)
Burma (now Myanmar)
SpouseKhaing Pa Pa Chit
ChildrenYadanar Moe Myint
Moe Htet Htet Tun
Khaing Moe Myint
Alma materDefence Services Academy
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
RankLieutenant General

Early life and education

Moe Myint Tun was born on 24 May 1968.[4] He graduated from the Defence Services Academy in 1989 as part of the 30th intake.[5]

Career

Moe Myint Tun formerly served as army chief of staff and commander of the special operations bureau which oversee operations from the capital, Naypyidaw.[6][7] From 2015 to 2017, he served as the commander of the Naypyidaw Command, which encompasses Naypyidaw Union Territory.[5]

In September 2023, Moe Myint Tun and his subordinates, including Yan Naung Soe, became the targets of a corruption investigation by Military Security Affairs and the Bureau of Special Investigation.[8][9] He was placed under house arrest for allegedly receiving millions of dollars in bribes from businessmen while chairing the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) and the Foreign Exchange Supervisory Committee (FESC) after the 2021 coup.[10] He was replaced by Mya Tun Oo as FESC chair on 18 September 2023.[11] He was sacked from his post as a member of the State Administration Council on 20 September 2023.[9][12][13]

On 10 October 2023, Myanmar state media announced that Lt Gen Moe Myint Tun, along with Brig Gen Yan Naung Soe were sentenced life imprisonment by military court, equivalent to 20 years in prison, for treason, bribery and illegal possession of foreign currency and abuse of power while holding high positions under SAC.[14]

Sanctions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on "Moe Myint Tun" since 22 February 2021, pursuant to Executive Order 14014, for he is an official of the military or security forces of Burma and a member of the State Administration Council responsible for killing of peaceful protestors. The US sanctions include freezing of assets under the US and ban on transactions with US person.[15]

The Government of Canada has imposed sanctions on him since 18 February 2021, pursuant to Special Economic Measures Act and Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations, in response to the gravity of the human rights and humanitarian situation in Myanmar (formerly Burma). Canadian sanctions include freezing of assets under Canada and ban on transactions with Canadian person.[16][17]

HM Treasury and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom have imposed sanctions on him since 25 February 2021, for his responsibility for serious human rights violations in Burma. The UK sanctions include freezing of assets under the UK and ban on Traveling or transiting to the UK. [18]

Furthermore, the Council of the European Union has imposed sanctions on him since 22 March 2021, pursuant to Council Regulation (EU) 2021/479 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/480 which amended Council Regulation (EU) No 401/2013, for his responsibility for the military coup and the subsequent military and police repression against peaceful demonstrators. The EU sanctions include freezing of assets under member countries of the EU and ban on traveling or transiting to the countries.[19][20]

Personal life

Moe Myint Tun is married to Khaing Pa Pa Chit (b. 1971), and has three daughters, Yadanar Moe Myint (b. 1994), Moe Htet Htet Tun (b. 1997), and Khaing Moe Myint (b. 2001).[21][22][23] His children serve as directors for Yadanar Moe Htet Aung, Phyo Pyae Pyae, and Pin Gangaw companies, all of which won significant government tenders in the aftermath of the 2021 military coup.[24]

See also

References
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  2. "Order No (9/2021), Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). The Global New Light of Myanmar. 3 February 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. "ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် တပ်မတော်ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ်ရုံး အမိန့်အမှတ်(၉/၂၀၂၁) ၁၃၈၂ ခုနှစ်၊ ပြာသိုလပြည့်ကျော် ၆ ရက် ၂၀၂၁ ခုနှစ်၊ ဖေဖော်ဝါရီလ ၂ ရက်". Tatmadaw Information Team (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
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  17. "Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations: SOR/2021-18". The Government of Canada. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  18. Raab, Dominic (25 February 2021). "UK sanctions further Myanmar military figures for role in coup: 25 February 2021:Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announces further sanctions against members of Myanmar's State Administration Council". Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  19. "Myanmar/Burma: EU sanctions 11 people over the recent military coup and ensuing repression". The Council of the European Union. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  20. "Official Journal of the European Union". 22 March 2021. pp. 15–24. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  21. "Myanmar military SAC members, their businesses and associates that require targeted sanctions". Justice For Myanmar. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  22. "Burma-related Designations; Iran-related Designations Removals; Non-proliferation Designations Removals". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  23. "Treasury Sanctions Senior Officials and Family Members Connected to Burma's Military". U.S. Embassy in Burma. 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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