Zin Min Htet Explained

Zin Min Htet
Native Name Lang:my
Office:Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs
Term Start:21 July 2023
Predecessor:Soe Win
Leader:Min Aung Hlaing
Office2:Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
Term Start2:2 May 2022
Term End2:21 July 2023
Predecessor2:Than Hlaing
Successor2:Ni Lin Aung
Office3:Chief of Myanmar Police Force
Term Start3:2 May 2022
Term End3:21 July 2023
Predecessor3:Than Hlaing
Successor3:Ni Lin Aung
Birth Place:Burma (now Myanmar)
Nationality:Burmese
Spouse:Thazin Khin
Alma Mater:Defence Services Academy
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Allegiance: Myanmar
Branch:Myanmar Army
Rank:Major General
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Zin Min Htet (Burmese: ဇင်မင်းထက်) is a Burmese military officer who is presently a Major General in the Myanmar Army. In May 2022, he was appointed as the chief of the Myanmar Police Force and deputy minister for Home Affairs, replacing Than Hlaing in both roles.[1] He was appointed as deputy minister for Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs on 21 July 2023.[2]

Military career

Zin Min Htet graduated from the 32nd intake of the Defence Services Academy. He served as the military's Joint Adjutant General from 2019 to May 2022.

In December 2022, he was sanctioned by Canada in response to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.[3] [4] On 20 February 2023, the European Union imposed sanctions on Zin Min Htet for human rights violations and undermining democracy and rule of law in the country.[5] [6]

Personal life

Zin Min Htet is married to Thazin Khin, a urologist in Naypyidaw.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-10-25 . Myanmar Junta Police Chief Demands International Action Against Opponents . 2023-02-19 . . en-US.
  2. News: ဒုတိယဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး နီလင်းအောင်ကို ပြည်ထဲရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန ဒုတိယဝန်ကြီးအဖြစ် ခန့်အပ်ပြီး ရဲချုပ်တာဝန်ကို ပူးတွဲတာဝန်ပေးအပ် . 24 October 2023 . Eleven Media Group Co., Ltd . 21 July 2023 . my.
  3. Web site: Zin Min Htet . 2023-02-18 . Open Santions . en.
  4. Web site: 2022-12-09 . Backgrounder: Additional Sanctions for Myanmar . Government of Canada.
  5. Web site: Myanmar/Burma: EU imposes sixth round of sanctions against 9 individuals and 7 entities . 2023-02-21 . www.consilium.europa.eu . en.
  6. Web site: EUR-Lex - 32023D0380 - EN - EUR-Lex . 2023-02-21 . eur-lex.europa.eu . en.
  7. Web site: Myanmar junta removes police chief . 2023-02-19 . . en.