Zaw Hein Explained

Zaw Hein
Native Name Lang:my
Office:Commander of the Yangon Command
Term Start:April 2023
Leader:Min Aung Hlaing
Office2:Commander of the Naypyidaw Command
Term Start2:25 August 2021
Term End2:March 2023
Leader2:Min Aung Hlaing
Successor2:Wai Lin
Office3:Commandant of the Defence Services Academy
Term Start3:25 July 2020
Term End3:28 August 2021
Predecessor3:Htin Latt Oo
Successor3:Zaw Min Latt
Birth Date: 1974-1975
Birth Place:Burma
(now Myanmar)
Nationality:Burmese
Father:Thein Aung
Alma Mater:Defence Services Academy
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Allegiance: Myanmar
Branch:Myanmar Army
Rank:Major General
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Major General Zaw Hein (Burmese: ဇော်ဟိန်း, born 1974-1975[1]) (BC - 28089), is a Burmese military officer and current commander of the Yangon Command.[2] [3] [4]

Military career

Zaw Hein graduated from the 38th batch of the Defence Services Academy.[5] He was appointed commander of the Naypyidaw Command on 25 August 2021. In March 2022, he was sanctioned by the American government for committing military atrocities and abuses in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.[6]

In April 2023, he was reshuffled to lead the Yangon Command. He was succeeded by Wai Lin as the Commander of the Naypyidaw Command.

Personal life

Zaw Hein's father, Thein Aung, is a former brigadier general and chief minister of Ayeyarwady Region.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Counter Terrorism Designations; Burma-related Designations . 2023-02-19 . U.S. Department of the Treasury . en.
  2. Web site: 2021-09-07 . Protégé of regime chief appointed Naypyitaw commander . 2023-02-19 . Myanmar NOW . en.
  3. Web site: 2022-08-27 . SAC Vice-Chair Deputy Commander-in-Chief Of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win Leaves For Russia . 2023-02-19 . Global New Light Of Myanmar . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2023-04-01 . Myanmar Junta Sacks Commander After Heavy Casualties in Karen State . 2023-04-03 . The Irrawaddy . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2021-05-22 . Min Aung Hlaing makes himself military supremo for life . 2023-02-19 . . en.
  6. Web site: 2022-03-25 . Treasury Sanctions Military Leaders, Military-Affiliated Cronies and Businesses, and a Military Unit Prior to Armed Forces Day in Burma . U.S. Department of the Treasury.