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 |
Mawards: | is not set --> |
Allegiance: | Myanmar |
Branch: | Myanmar Army |
Rank: | Major General |
Awards: | is not set --> |
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]
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.
Zaw Hein's father, Thein Aung, is a former brigadier general and chief minister of Ayeyarwady Region.