Soe Maung ( my, စိုးမောင်) is a Burmese politician and retired army general. He served as a Minister of the President's Office in

Thein Sein's Cabinet The cabinet of Thein Sein (), headed by President Thein Sein, is the first democratically elected government of Myanmar after the military government. It took office on 30 March 2011 after the 2010 Myanmar general election to 30 March 2016. Cabin ...

along with five other ministers. He is a retired Major General in the

Myanmar Army The Myanmar Army ( my, တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း), ) is the largest branch of the Tatmadaw, Armed Forces (''Tatmadaw'') of Myanmar (Burma) and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. The My ...

and a former Judge Advocate General. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Academy. In August 2018, Soe Maung registered a new political party, Democratic Party of National Politics (DNP), in the leadup to the

2020 Myanmar general election General elections were held in Myanmar on 8 November 2020. Voting occurred in all constituencies, excluding seats appointed by or reserved for the military, to elect members to both the upper house - Amyotha Hluttaw (the House of Nationalitie ...

, along with another former military officer and Auditor-General, Lun Maung. DNP has faced allegations of being a proxy party for the military-operated

Union Solidarity and Development Party The Union Solidarity and Development Party ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စုကြံ့ခိုင်ရေးနှင့် ဖွံ့ဖြိုးရေးပါတီ; abbr. USDP) is a political party in Myanmar, registered on ...

because of Soe Maung's close ties to

Than Shwe Than Shwe ( my, သန်းရွှေ, ; born 2 February 1933 or 3 May 1935) is a Burmese strongman politician who was the head of state of Myanmar from 1992 to 2011 as Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC). During thi ...

. Soe Maung is also a chair of

Ra Hta Pa La Association Ra (; egy, rꜥ; also transliterated ; cuneiform: ''ri-a'' or ''ri-ia''; Phoenician: 𐤓𐤏, CIS I 3778 romanized: rʿ) or Re (; cop, ⲣⲏ, translit=Rē) was the ancient Egyptian deity of the sun. By the Fifth Dynasty, in the 25th ...

(; from pi, Raṭṭhapāla, ), a nationalist organization.

Personal life

Soe Maung is married to Nang Phyu Phyu Aye. His adopted son, Zaw Win Shein, is a businessman who established Ayeyar Hinthar Holdings in 2006.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Soe Maung Government ministers of Myanmar People from Magway Division Burmese military personnel 1952 births Living people Defence Services Academy alumni Burmese generals Union Solidarity and Development Party politicians Members of Pyithu Hluttaw