Ministry of Defence (Myanmar)

Government ministry of Myanmar

Ministry of Defenceကာကွယ်ရေး၀န်ကြီးဌာန
Kakweye Wungyi Htana

Seal of the Ministry [1]

Flag of the Ministry [2]

Ministry overview
Type| Ministry
Jurisdiction| Government of Myanmar
Headquarters| Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Annual budget| US$2.289 billion (2013)
Minister responsible|

* General Maung Maung Aye, Union Minister

Child agencies|

* Myanmar Economic Corporation
* Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings

Website| www.mod.gov.mm

The Ministry of Defence (Burmese: ကာကွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန; abbreviated MoD) is a government ministry in Myanmar (Burma), responsible for the country's national security and the armed forces (the Tatmadaw). The ministry has the largest share of the national budget among all government ministries, with a budget of $2.289 billion USD in 2013.[3] As part of the Burma Sanctions Program, the United States government prohibits its citizens from doing business with the Ministry of Defence of Myanmar or its affiliates.[4]

## Departments

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* Union Minister Office
* Department of International and Internal Affairs
* Account Office
* Directorate of Procurement

The Ministry of Defence also generates significant revenue from business interests, by owning and operating a large business conglomerate, the Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC).[5] MEC is owned by the Tatmadaw's Quartermaster General’s Office, and is a direct source of revenue for the Burmese military, even though earnings from MEC are not declared in the ministry's budget.[5]

## Ministers of Defence

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(lifespan) | Term of office  | Political party  | Cabinet | Ref.

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
1  |  | Aung San
(1915–1947) | 10 June 1947  | 19 July 1947 †  | 39 days  |  | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |  | [6]
2  |  | Bo Let Ya
(1911–1978) | 20 July 1947  | 14 September 1948  | 1 year, 56 days  |  | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |  | [6][7]
3  |  | Thakin Nu
(1907–1995) | 14 September 1948  | 5 April 1949  | 203 days  |  | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |  | [6]
4  |  | General
Ne Win
(1911–2002) | 5 April 1949  | 11 September 1950  | 1 year, 159 days  |  |  |  | [6]
5  |  | U Win [my]
(1905–1969) | 11 September 1950  | 16 March 1952  | 1 year, 187 days  |  |  |  | [6]
6  |  | U Ba Swe
(1915–1987) | 16 March 1952  | 16 July 1958  | 6 years, 122 days  |  | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |  | [6]
7  |  | Bo Hmu Aung
(1910–2004) | 16 July 1958  | 29 October 1958  | 105 days  |  |  |  | [6]
(4)  |  | General
Ne Win
(1911–2002) | 29 October 1958  | 4 April 1960  | 1 year, 158 days  |  |  |  | [6]
(3)  |  | Thakin Nu
(1907–1995) | 4 April 1960  | 2 March 1962  | 1 year, 332 days  |  | Union Party |  | [6]
(4)  |  | General
Ne Win
(1911–2002) | 2 March 1962  | 20 April 1972  | 10 years, 49 days  |  | Burma Socialist Programme Party |  | [6]
8  |  | General
San Yu
(1918–1996) | 20 April 1972  | March 1974  | 1 year, 10 months  |  | Burma Socialist Programme Party |  | [6][8]
9  |  | General
Tin Oo
(1927–2024) | March 1974  | March 1976  | 2 years  |  | Burma Socialist Programme Party |  | [8]
10  |  | General
Kyaw Htin
(1925–1996) | March 1976  | July 1988  | 12 years, 4 months  |  | Burma Socialist Programme Party |  | [8]
11  |  | General
Saw Maung
(1928–1997) | July 1988  | 23 April 1992  | 3 years, 9 months  |  | Military | State Peace and Development Council | [8]
12  |  | General
Than Shwe
(born 1933) | 23 April 1992  | 30 March 2011  | 18 years, 341 days  |  | Union Solidarity and Development Association | State Peace and Development Council | [8]
13  |  | Hla Min
(born 1958) | 30 March 2011  | 7 September 2012  | 1 year, 161 days  |  | Military | Thein Sein | [9]
14  |  | Wai Lwin
(born 1954) | 7 September 2012  | 13 August 2015  | 2 years, 340 days  |  | Military | Thein Sein | [9]
15  |  | Sein Win
(born 1956) | 24 August 2015  | 1 February 2021  | 5 years, 161 days  |  | Military | Thein Sein
Htin Kyaw
Win Myint | [9]
16  |  | Mya Tun Oo
(born 1961) | 1 February 2021  | 3 August 2023  | 2 years, 183 days  |  | Military | Min Aung Hlaing |
17  |  | Tin Aung San
(born 1960) | 3 August 2023  | 18 December 2024  | 1 year, 137 days  |  | Military | Min Aung Hlaing | [10]
18  |  | Maung Maung Aye
(born 1962) | 18 December 2024  | Incumbent | 239 days  |  | Military | Min Aung Hlaing

Nyo Saw

| [11]

## References

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1. ^ "MOD Myanmar". MOD Myanmar. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
2. ^ "Ministries". Myanmar National Portal. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
3. ^ Nyein Nyein (15 January 2014). "Burma Defense Ministry Puts Forward Budget Request". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
4. ^ "Burma Sanctions Program" (PDF). Office of Foreign Assets Control. United States Department of Treasury. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
5. ^ a b "Economic interests of the Myanmar military". United Nations Human Rights Council. 16 September 2019. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bidwell, Robin Leonard (1974). Guide to government ministers. London: F. Cass. ISBN 0714630179.
7. ^ "ကာကွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန". Myanmar National Portal. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019.
8. ^ a b c d e "ကာကွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန". www.myanmar.gov.mm (in Burmese). Ministry of Defence of Myanmar.
9. ^ a b c "The Official Ministry of Defence Website". mod.gov.mm (in Burmese). Government of Manmar. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
10. ^ "Myanmar Junta Leader Reshuffles Cabinet Days After Extending Emergency Rule". The Irrawaddy. 4 August 2023. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
11. ^ Maung Kavi (19 December 2024). "Myanmar Junta Boss Promotes Loyalist in Regime Reshuffle". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 26 December 2024.

## External links

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