Htun Aung Explained

Honorific Prefix:His Excellency
General
Htun Aung
Native Name Lang:my
Office:Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Air Force
Term Start:12 January 2022
Predecessor:Maung Maung Kyaw
Leader:Min Aung Hlaing
Birth Place:Burma (now Myanmar)
Citizenship:Burmese
Nationality:Burmese
Alma Mater:Defence Services Academy
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Allegiance: Myanmar
Branch: Myanmar Air Force
Rank: General
Battles:Internal conflict in Myanmar
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Htun Aung (Burmese: ထွန်းအောင်; in Burmese pronounced as /tʰʊ̀n àʊɴ/; born 1967) is a Burmese air force officer.[1] He currently serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Air Force.

Military career

Htun Aung graduated from the 29th batch of the Defence Services Academy.[2] In 2020, he sat on the board of directors of Myanma Economic Holdings Limited, a military-owned conglomerate.[3]

On 12 January 2022, Htun Aung was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Air Force, succeeding Maung Maung Kyaw, who was forced to retire from the military.[4] [5] Prior to his promotion, he served as Maung Maung Kyaw's chief of staff.[6]

In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the Burmese military has launched airstrikes against anti-regime resistance forces and civilians.[7] On 30 June 2022, under Htun Aung's command, a Burmese fighter jet violated Thai airspace after flying NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles) into Phop Phra district in Thailand's Tak province.[8] [9] Htun Aung subsequently issued an apology to this Thai counterpart, Napadej Dhupatemiya. The governments of the European Union, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Htun Aung for human rights violations.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 2023-01-31 . Burma-related Designations . U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY .
  2. Web site: 2022-01-11 . ဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး မောင်မောင်ကျော် လေတပ်ဦးစီးချုပ်ရာထူးမှ အနားပေးခံရ . 2023-02-19 . Radio Free Asia . my.
  3. Web site: Military-Corporate conflicts of interest 'inflame' Myanmar's civil wars, rights group says . 2023-02-19 . Myanmar NOW . en.
  4. Web site: 2022-01-12 . Myanmar Air Force Chief Forced to Retire . 2023-02-19 . The Irrawaddy . en-US.
  5. Web site: Treasury Sanctions Officials and Military-Affiliated Cronies in Burma Two Years after Military Coup . 2023-02-19 . U.S. Department of the Treasury . en.
  6. Web site: Air force chief among those removed from posts as junta's reliance on planes and helicopters grows . 2023-02-19 . Myanmar NOW . en.
  7. Web site: 2022-11-08 . War-Crime Committing Myanmar Junta Air Chief Appointed to Lead ASEAN Body . 2023-02-19 . The Irrawaddy . en-US.
  8. News: 2022-07-01 . Myanmar jet violates airspace . en . Bangkok Post . 2023-02-19.
  9. Web site: 2022-07-01 . Myanmar Regime Sorry for Junta Jet Intrusion into Thai Airspace . 2023-02-19 . The Irrawaddy . en-US.
  10. Web site: AUNG, Htun . 2023-02-19 . Open Sanctions . en.