Soe Maung Explained

Soe Maung
Native Name Lang:my
Order:Minister of the President’s Office
Alongside:Thein Nyunt, Soe Thein, Aung Min, Hla Tun and Tin Naing Thein
Term Start:30 March 2011
Term End:30 March 2016
Successor:Aung San Suu Kyi
Order2:Pyithu Hluttaw MP
Constituency2:Yesagyo Township
Majority2:101,146 (76.72%)[1]
Term Start2:31 January 2011
Term End2:30 March 2011
Predecessor2:Constituency established
Successor2:Tin Htay Aung (NLD)
Order3:Judge Advocate General
Party:Union Solidarity and Development Party
Birth Date:20 December 1952
Birth Place:Yesagyo, Magway Division, Burma
Nationality:Burmese
Spouse:Nang Phyu Phyu Aye
Children:Zaw Win Shein
Alma Mater:Defence Services Academy
Allegiance:Myanmar
Branch:Myanmar Army
Serviceyears:-2011
Rank:Major-General

Soe Maung (Burmese: စိုးမောင်) is a Burmese politician and retired army general. He served as a Minister of the President's Office in Thein Sein's Cabinet along with five other ministers.[2] He is a retired Major General in the Myanmar Army and a former Judge Advocate General. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Academy.[3]

In August 2018, Soe Maung registered a new political party, Democratic Party of National Politics (DNP), in the leadup to the 2020 Myanmar general election, along with another former military officer and Auditor-General, Lun Maung.[4] [5] [6] DNP has faced allegations of being a proxy party for the military-operated Union Solidarity and Development Party because of Soe Maung's close ties to Than Shwe. Soe Maung is also a chair of Ra Hta Pa La Association (; from Pali: Raṭṭhapāla,), a nationalist organization.[7]

Personal life

Soe Maung is married to Nang Phyu Phyu Aye.[8] His adopted son, Zaw Win Shein, is a businessman who established Ayeyar Hinthar Holdings in 2006.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. News: MAGWE DIVISION. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 15 April 2012.
  2. Web site: Cabinet. 2 December 2011. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 15 April 2012.
  3. News: In Magwe Region, the friendly election. Aung Shin. 15 November 2010. Myanmar Times. 15 April 2012. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716165529/http://mmtimes.com/2010/news/549/news54907.html . 16 July 2011.
  4. Web site: 2020-12-10. Election 2020 Ex-Military Generals' Party Broke Law, Myanmar Election Commission Says. 2021-01-11. The Irrawaddy. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2019-07-29. Founder Denies Newly Formed DNP Serves Military Interests. 2021-01-11. The Irrawaddy. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2018-08-27. Ex-Generals Apply to Form New Political Party. 2021-01-11. The Irrawaddy. en-US.
  7. Web site: Nationalist party demands its candidates pay $220 to compete in election. 2021-01-11. Myanmar NOW. en.
  8. Web site: 2010-05-10. COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 411/2010. 2021-01-11. EUR-Lex.
  9. Web site: 2019-02-16 . Zaw Win Shein . 2021-01-11 . FWP RESEARCH . en.
  10. Web site: Irrawaddy . The . 2022-09-12 . Military Crony Linked to New Ownership of Ooredoo's Myanmar Unit . 2022-09-21 . The Irrawaddy . en-US.