Thet Pon | |
Native Name Lang: | my |
Office: | Commander of Bureau of Special Operations for Yangon Region |
Term Start: | June 2020 |
Leader: | Min Aung Hlaing |
Office2: | Commander of the Yangon Command |
Term Start2: | May 2017 |
Term End2: | June 2020 |
Predecessor2: | Min Naung |
Successor2: | Nyunt Win Swe |
Birth Place: | Burma (now Myanmar) |
Nationality: | Burmese |
Spouse: | Hnin Hnin Ei |
Children: | Phyo Pyae Thet Pon Min Pyae Thet Pon |
Mawards: | is not set --> |
Allegiance: | Myanmar |
Branch: | Myanmar Army |
Rank: | Lieutenant General |
Commands: | Yangon Command |
Awards: | is not set --> |
Lieutenant General Thet Pon (Burmese: သက်ပုံ, also spelt Thet Pone) (BC - 20735), is a Burmese military officer and current commander of the Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) No. 5 for the Yangon Region. He was appointed to the post in June 2020, and previously served as the commander of the Yangon Command.[1] He has been sanctioned by the European Union, Switzerland, and Canada for violating human rights and committing crimes against civilians.[2] [3]
Thet Pon graduated from the 29th Intake of the Defence Services Academy.
Thet Pon is married to Hnin Hnin Ei, and has two sons, Phyo Pyae Thet Pon and Min Pyae Thet Pon.[4]