Lieutenant-General Moe Myint Tun ( my, မိုးမြင့်ထွန်း, born 24 May 1968; also spelt Moe Myint Htun) is a Burmese military officer who served as a member 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 Comm ...

. 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 ...

Early life and education

Moe Myint Tun was born on 24 May 1968. He graduated from the

Defence Services Academy The Defence Services Academy ( my, စစ်‌တက္ကသိုလ်, ) located in Pyin Oo Lwin, is the premier military service academy of Myanmar, training future officers for all three branches of Myanmar military. The Ministry of Defence ...

in 1989 as part of the 30th intake.

Career

Moe Myint Tun formerly served as

army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

chief of staff and commander of the special operations bureau which oversee operations from the capital,

Naypyidaw Naypyidaw, officially spelled Nay Pyi Taw (; ), is the capital and third-largest city of Myanmar. The city is located at the centre of the Naypyidaw Union Territory. It is unusual among Myanmar's cities, as it is an entirely planned city outs ...

. From 2015 to 2017, he served as the commander of the Naypyidaw Command, which encompasses

Naypyidaw Union Territory The Naypyitaw Union Territory ( my, ပြည်‌ထောင်စုနယ်မြေ နေပြည်တော်), also called Naypyitaw Council Territory () (Naypyitaw also spelled Nay Pyi Taw, Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Daw) is an administr ...

. In September 2023, Moe Myint Tun and his subordinates, including Yan Naung Soe, became the targets of a

corruption Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption m ...

investigation by Military Security Affairs and the Bureau of Special Investigation. He was placed under

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for allegedly receiving millions of dollars in bribes from businessmen while chairing the

Myanmar Investment Commission The Myanmar Investment Commission ( my, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ရင်းနှီးမြှုပ်နှံမှု ကော်မရှင်, abbreviated MIC) is a government-appointed body under the Ministry of Inv ...

(MIC) and the Foreign Exchange Supervisory Committee (FESC) after the 2021 coup. He was replaced by Mya Tun Oo as FESC chair on 18 September 2023. He was sacked from his post as a member of the

on 20 September 2023. On 10 October 2023, Myanmar state media announced that Lt Gen Moe Myint Tun, along with Brig Gen Yan Naung Soe were sentenced life imprisonment by military court, equivalent to 20 years in prison, for treason, bribery and illegal possession of foreign currency and abuse of power while holding high positions under SAC.

Sanctions

The

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has imposed sanctions on "Moe Myint Tun" since 22 February 2021, pursuant to Executive Order 14014, for he is an official of the

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security forces Security forces are statutory organizations with internal security mandates. In the legal context of several nations, the term has variously denoted police and military units working in concert, or the role of military and paramilitary forces (s ...

of Burma and a member of the State Administration Council responsible for killing of peaceful protestors. The US sanctions include freezing of assets under the US and ban on transactions with US person. 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

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of the

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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

Council of the European Union The Council of the European Union, often referred to in the treaties and other official documents simply as the Council, and informally known as the Council of Ministers, is the third of the seven Institutions of the European Union (EU) as ...

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

Moe Myint Tun is married to Khaing Pa Pa Chit (b. 1971), and has three daughters, Yadanar Moe Myint (b. 1994), Moe Htet Htet Tun (b. 1997), and Khaing Moe Myint (b. 2001). His children serve as directors for Yadanar Moe Htet Aung, Phyo Pyae Pyae, and Pin Gangaw companies, all of which won significant government tenders in the aftermath of the 2021 military coup.

References

Living people Burmese generals 1968 births Members of the State Administration Council Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List Defence Services Academy alumni Individuals related to Myanmar sanctions {{Myanmar-bio-stub

Early life and education

Career

Sanctions

Personal life

See also

References