Thet Pon Explained

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
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Allegiance: Myanmar
Branch:Myanmar Army
Rank:Lieutenant General
Commands:Yangon Command
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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]

Military career

Thet Pon graduated from the 29th Intake of the Defence Services Academy.

Personal life

Thet Pon is married to Hnin Hnin Ei, and has two sons, Phyo Pyae Thet Pon and Min Pyae Thet Pon.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KyawThu . 2020-07-01 . Myanmar Military Makes Major Reshuffle . 2023-02-18 . The Irrawaddy . en-US.
  2. Web site: Thet Pon . 2023-02-18 . Open Sanctions . en.
  3. Web site: 2023-01-31 . Backgrounder – Additional sanctions for Myanmar . 2023-02-18 . www.canada.ca.
  4. Web site: သက်ပုံ (ဒုတိယဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး) – နွေဦးမြန်မာ . 2023-02-18 . Nway Oo Myanmar.