Htein Win Explained

Htein Win
Native Name Lang:my
Office:Commander of the Southern Command
Leader:Min Aung Hlaing
Office2:Chief of Naval Staff
Term Start2:July 2024[1]
Predecessor2:Zwe Win Myint
Birth Place:Burma (now Myanmar)
Nationality:Burmese
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Allegiance: Myanmar
Branch:Myanmar Army
Rank:Major General
Commands:Southern Command
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Major-General Htein Win (Burmese: ထိန်ဝင်း) is a Burmese military officer and current commander of Myanmar's Southern Command, which encompasses Bago and Magway Regions.[2] Magway Region, as part of the Bamar heartland, has been a major centre of the civilian resistance in the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), since the 2021 Myanmar coup d'etat. Htein Win has overseen the military's 'kill all, burn all, loot all' strategy in Magway Region.[3] He has been sanctioned by the European Union, Switzerland, and Canada for violating human rights and committing crimes against civilians in the Southern Command.[4] [5]

In April 2007, he was a brigadier general overseeing Taikkyi station.[6]

In July 2024, he was appointed Chief of Naval Staff following the resignation of his predecessor Vice Admiral Zwe Win Myint.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Myanmar's Junta Navy Chief Replaced After Six Months . . 13 July 2024 . . 15 July 2024 . Myanmar's regime appointed Major General Htein Win as its navy commander-in-chief following the alleged interrogation of his predecessor, according to a Naypyitaw source..
  2. News: 2022-10-06 . WORK PERFORMANCES: SECURITY FORCES HONOURED AND ROAD EXTENSION IN PYAY . MITV .
  3. Web site: EUR-Lex - 32022R2177 - EN - EUR-Lex . 2023-02-18 . eur-lex.europa.eu . en.
  4. Web site: Htin Latt Oo . 2023-02-18 . Open Santions . en.
  5. Web site: Canada . Global Affairs . 2023-01-31 . Backgrounder – Additional sanctions for Myanmar . 2023-02-18 . www.canada.ca.
  6. Web site: EUR-Lex - 32007R0481 - EN - EUR-Lex . 2023-02-18 . eur-lex.europa.eu . en.