Phone Myat Explained

Phone Myat
Native Name Lang:my
Office:Commander of Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) No. 3
Term Start:April 2021
Leader:Min Aung Hlaing
Office2:Deputy Minister of Border Affairs
Term Start2:July 2020
Term End2:2021
Successor2:Than Htut
Office3:Commander of the Western Command
Term Start3:May 2019
Term End3:July 2020
Predecessor3:Soe Tint Naing
Successor3:Htin Latt Oo
Birth Place:Burma (now Myanmar)
Nationality:Burmese
Alma Mater:Officers Training School, Bahtoo
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Allegiance: Myanmar
Branch:Myanmar Army
Rank:Lieutenant General
Commands:Western Command
Northwestern Command
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Lieutenant General Phone Myat (Burmese: ဘုန်းမြတ်; born 1964) is a Burmese military officer and current commander of the Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) No. 3, which encompasses military forces in Ayeyarwady, Bago and Magway Regions, and Rakhine and Chin States. He has been sanctioned by the European Union, Switzerland, and Canada for violating human rights and committing crimes against civilians in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.[1] [2]

Military career

Thet Pon graduated from the Officers Training School, Bahtoo.[3] He served as the commander of the Northeastern Command from 2017 to 2018, the Western Command from May 2019 to July 2020, and was appointed as a deputy minister for border affairs from 2020 to 2021.[4] He was appointed as commander of BSO No. 3 in April 2021. As of October 2022, he administered the Office of the Commander-in-Chief.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phone Myat . 2023-02-18 . Open Sanctions . 8 November 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: 2023-01-31 . Backgrounder – Additional sanctions for Myanmar . 2023-02-18 . Government of Canada.
  3. Web site: Htet . Thu . 2020-07-28 . Myanmar's Western Commander Appointed Deputy Minister at Military-Controlled Border Affairs Ministry . 2023-02-19 . The Irrawaddy . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2022-10-28 . Myanmar Generals Welcomed by Bangladesh Military Chiefs . 2023-02-19 . . en-US.