Lieutenant-General Aung Lin Dwe ( my, အောင်လင်းဒွေး; born 31 May 1962) is a Burmese military officer who is currently serving as the secretary of Myanmar's

State Administration Council The State Administration Council ( my, နိုင်ငံတော်စီမံအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးကောင်စီ; abbreviated SAC or နစက) is the military junta currently governing Myanmar, established by Com ...

. He was appointed on 2 February 2021, in the aftermath of the

2021 Myanmar coup d'état A coup d'état in Myanmar began on the morning of 1 February 2021, when democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw—Myanmar's military—which then veste ...

. Aung Lin Dwe has also served as the Judge Advocate General of

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and the Secretary to the Peace Negotiation Committee.

Early life and education

Aung Lin Dwe was born on 31 May 1962. He graduated from the Defense Services Academy in 1984 as part of the 25th intake.

Military career

From 2015 to 2016, he served as the commander of the Western Command, which encompasses Rakhine and Chin States. He was forced to retire from military service in January 2022, but retained a seat in the State Administration Council.

Sanctions

The

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has imposed sanctions on "Aung Lin Dwe" since 11 February 2021, pursuant to Executive Order 14014, in response to the Burmese military's coup against the democratically elected civilian government of Burma. The US sanctions include

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under the US and ban on transactions with

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. The

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has imposed sanctions on him since 18 February 2021, pursuant to Special Economic Measures Act and Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations, in response to the gravity of the human rights and humanitarian situation in Myanmar (formerly Burma). Canadian sanctions include freezing of assets under Canada and ban on transactions with Canadian person.

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and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of

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have imposed sanctions on him since 25 February 2021, for his responsibility for serious human rights violations in Burma. The UK sanctions include freezing of assets under the UK and ban on traveling or transiting to the UK. Furthermore, the

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has imposed sanctions on him since 22 March 2021, pursuant to Council Regulation (EU) 2021/479 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/480 which amended Council Regulation (EU) No 401/2013, for his responsibility for the military coup and the subsequent military and police repression against peaceful demonstrators. The EU sanctions include freezing of assets under member countries of the EU and ban on traveling or transiting to the countries.

Personal life

Aung Lin Dwe is married to Ohn Mar Myint (b. 1967), and has two sons, Hlaing Bwar Aung (b. 1993) and Phyo Arkar Aung (b. 1995), and one daughter, Shwe Ye Phu Aung (b. 1990). His children own Aung Myint Moh Lin and Mingalar Aung Myay construction companies and the Shwe Yee Phyo Pyae production company, all of which have won significant government tenders since the 2021 military coup. Aung Lin Dwe's niece, Su Myat Nandar Aung (also known as Su Lin Shein) is a

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actress.

References

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Early life and education

Military career

Sanctions

Personal life

See also

References