Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services

The commander-in-chief of Defence Services (Burmese: တပ်မတော်ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ်) is the commanding officer of the Tatmadaw (Burmese: တပ်မတော်), the armed forces of Myanmar.

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
တပ်မတော်ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ်
Flag of the Tatmadaw
Incumbent
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing
since 30 March 2011
Ministry of Defence
StyleHis Excellency
Member ofNational Defence and Security Council
Reports toNational Defence and Security Council
SeatNaypyidaw, Myanmar
NominatorNational Defence and Security Council
AppointerPresident of Myanmar
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation1945
First holderGeneral Aung San
Unofficial namesတပ်ချုပ်၊ကာချုပ်
DeputyVice-Senior General Soe Win
WebsiteOfficial website

According to the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, the commander-in-chief is appointed by the president of Myanmar, and is nominated and reports to the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC), chaired by the president; the commander-in-chief is also a member of the NDSC.[1]

The current commander-in-chief is Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, since 30 March 2011.[2]

List of Commanders-in-Chief
No. Portrait Commanders-in-Chief of Defence Services[3]Took officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branch
1
San, AungMajor General
Aung San
(1915–1947)
[lower-alpha 1]		194519 July 1947 †1–2 years Myanmar Army
2
Yar, LetBrigadier
Let Yar
(1911–1978)
[lower-alpha 2]		19 July 19474 January 1948169 days Myanmar Army
3
Dun, SmithLieutenant General
Smith Dun
(1906–1979)
[lower-alpha 3]		4 January 194831 January 19491 year, 27 days Myanmar Army
4
Win, NeGeneral
Ne Win
(1910–2002)
[lower-alpha 4]		1 February 194920 April 197223 years, 79 days Myanmar Army
5
Yu, SanGeneral
San Yu
(1918–1996)
[lower-alpha 5]		20 April 19721 March 19741 year, 315 days Myanmar Army
6
Oo, TinGeneral
Tin Oo
(born 1927)
[lower-alpha 6]		1 March 19746 March 19762 years, 5 days Myanmar Army
7
Htin, KyawGeneral
Kyaw Htin
(1925–1996)		6 March 19763 November 19859 years, 242 days Myanmar Army
8
Maung, SawSenior General
Saw Maung
(1928–1997)		4 November 198522 April 19926 years, 170 days Myanmar Army
9
Shwe, ThanSenior General
Than Shwe
(born 1933)		22 April 199230 March 201118 years, 342 days Myanmar Army
10
Hlaing, MinSenior General
Min Aung Hlaing
(born 1956)		30 March 2011Incumbent9 years, 316 days Myanmar Army

Notes
  1. Founder of modern Myanmar Army, leader of Thirty Comrades, father of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung San was offered a post of Deputy Inspector General of post-World War II Burma Army under Major General T. Thomas but declined. He never served as Commander-in-Chief of post-World War II Burma Army but became Vice Chairman of HM Governor's council (Prime Minister) and Defence Councillor (Defence Minister from 22 September 1946 to 19 July 1947 according to Myanmar Official History records).
  2. Member of Thirty Comrades, Vice Commander-in-Chief of PBF in 1945. Aung San chose him to replace him as a Deputy Inspector General of post-World War II Burma Army in December 1945. Became Brigadier and replaced Aung San as Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister when the latter was assassinated on 19 July 1947. Was made to resign from the post in February 1949 by AFPFL Government according to "Phay Phay Bo Let Yar by his daughter, Dr Khin Let Yar and other Myanmar official history records. Never was a Commander-in-Chief of post-World War II Burma Army.
  3. Ethnic Karen, forced to retire due to the Karen conflict.
  4. Later became President and Chairman of Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP). Position designated as Chief of Staff of Defense Services.
  5. Later became President.
  6. Later became Vice-Chairman of National League for Democracy.

See also

References
  1. "Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008)" (PDF). Burma Library. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. "New commander in chief of defence services: General Min Aung Hlaing" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Mizzima, 30 March 2011.
  3. Maung Aung Myoe, Building the Tatmadaw, Appendix (6)
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