Ministry of Defence (Myanmar) explained

Type:	Ministry
Seal:	Seal of Myanmar MOD.jpg
Jurisdiction:	Government of Myanmar
Headquarters:	Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Budget:	(2013)
Minister1 Name:	Tin Aung San
Minister1 Pfo:	Union Minister
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Deputyminister7 Name:	-->
Child1 Agency:	Myanmar Economic Corporation
Child2 Agency:	Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings
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Website:	www.mod.gov.mm
Agency Type:	Ministry
Agency Name:	Ministry of Defence
Nativename A:	Burmese: ကာကွယ်ရေး၀န်ကြီးဌာန
Nativename R:	Kakweye Wungyi Htana

The Ministry of Defence (my|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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Departments

• 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).^[3] 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.

Minister of Defence

	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Political party	Cabinet
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Bo Let Ya	1 August 1947	13 September 1948				^[4]
! style="background-color:; color:white;"	15		Hla Min	30 March 2011	7 September 2012		Military	Thein Sein
! style="background-color:; color:white;"	16		Wai Lwin	7 September 2012	13 August 2015		Military	Thein Sein
! style="background-color:; color:white;"	17		Sein Win	24 August 2015	1 February 2021		Military	Thein Sein Htin Kyaw Win Myint	^[5]
! style="background-color:; color:white;"	18		Mya Tun Oo	1 February 2021	3 August 2023		Military	Provisional Government
! style="background-color:; color:white;"	19		Tin Aung San	3 August 2023^[6]	Incumbent		Military	Provisional Government

Notes and References

1. News: Burma Defense Ministry Puts Forward Budget Request. Nyein Nyein. 15 January 2014. The Irrawaddy. 9 February 2015.
2. Web site: Burma Sanctions Program. 29 January 2014. Office of Foreign Assets Control. United States Department of Treasury. 9 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150208035130/http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Documents/burma.pdf. 8 February 2015. dead.
3. Web site: 2019-09-16. Economic interests of the Myanmar military. 2020-06-07. United Nations Human Rights Council.
4. News: ကာကွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန. Myanmar National Portal. 12 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191012061149/https://myanmar.gov.mm/my/ministry-of-defense.
5. Web site: The Official Ministry of Defence Website . 2 February 2021 . mod.gov.mm . Government of Manmar . my.
6. News: Myanmar Junta Leader Reshuffles Cabinet Days After Extending Emergency Rule . 13 December 2023 . . 4 August 2023.