Zwe Win Myint
Zwe Win Myint | |
|---|---|
ဇွဲ၀င်းမြင့် | |
| Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Navy | |
| In office 8 January 2024 – July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Admiral Moe Aung |
| Succeeded by | Admiral Htein Win[1] |
| Chief of General Staff (Navy) | |
| In office 3 February 2021 – 8 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Admiral Moe Aung |
| Succeeded by | Lieutenant General Aye Min Htwe[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 |
| Alma mater | Defence Services Academy |
| Occupation | Navy officer |
| Awards | Zayya Kyawhtin medal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Myanmar |
| Branch/service |  Myanmar Navy |
| Years of service | 1988–2024 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Commander-in-Chief (Navy) |
Zwe Win Myint (Burmese: ဇွဲဝင်းမြင့်; pronounced [zwɛ́ wɪ́ɴ mjɪ̰ɴ]; born 1968) is a Burmese naval officer who has served as the 16th Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Navy.[3][4] Prior to this, he served as the Chief of Staff (Navy).[5][6][7]
Military career
[edit]Zwe Win Myint graduated from the Defence Services Academy, 30th Intake, and serves in the Navy with the identification number 3474.[8][9] He was promoted through various ranks, becoming the Commander of Fleet No. 1 in 2015 and, by 2016, serving as the Tanintharyi Naval Regional Headquarters Commander with the rank of Captain.[10] Subsequently, he was promoted to Commodore and held positions as the Ayeyarwady Naval Regional Headquarters Commander and Dala Naval Base Commander.[11] On 3 February 2021, when Admiral Moe Aung became the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Navy, he was appointed as the Chief of Staff (Navy).[12] Later, on January 8, 2024, following Admiral Moe Aung's transfer to a civilian ministry, he became the 16th Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.[13] He served in this role for about six months before submitting his resignation in July 2024.[14][15]
Notable events
[edit]In 2015, he led the repatriation of 102 Myanmar nationals from Malaysia using the warship Maha Thiha Thura.[16][17] Additionally, in 2020, he served as the Commander of Fleet Exercise-2020, which included the participation of the attack submarine Minye Theinkhathu.[18][19]
Awards received
[edit]In 2022, Zwe Win Myint was awarded the honorary title of 'Zeya Kyaw Htin,' a military honor.[20][21][22]
References
[edit]- ^ "ရေတပ်ဦးစီးချုပ်အဖြစ် ဒုတိယဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး ထိန်ဝင်းအား ခန့်အပ်". The Irrawaddy. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "ဗိုလ်ချုပ်ထိန်ဝင်း ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ်(ရေ) ဖြစ်လာ". BBC Burmese. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "တပ်မတော်(ရေ)အရာရှိငယ်(စီမံခန့်ခွဲရေး)သင်တန်းအမှတ်စဉ်(၈၃)၊ တပ်မတော်(ရေ)အရာရှိငယ်(အင်ဂျင်နီယာ) သင်တန်းအမှတ်စဉ်(၅၇)နှင့် တပ်မတော်(ရေ)အမျိုးသမီးအရာရှိငယ်သင်တန်းအမှတ်စဉ်(၉) သင်တန်းဆင်းပွဲကျင်းပ (Myanmar (Navy) Junior Officer (Administration) Course No. (83); Army (Navy) Young Officer (Engineering) Course No. (57) and Tatmadaw (Navy) Female Young Officer Course No. (9) graduation ceremony held)". Ministry of Information (Myanmar). 25 January 2024.
- ^ "SAC Chairman, senior military officers pay tribute at Memorial to Fallen Heroes in Nay Pyi Taw". Global New Light of Myanmar. 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Vietnam's naval ship pays friendship visit to Myanmar". Vietnam+. 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Tatmadaw primarily serves State defence duty with combat power and capability". Ministry of Information (Myanmar). 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Myanmar's Junta Navy Chief Replaced After Six Months". The Irrawaddy. 13 July 2024.
- ^ "SAC Chairman PM Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla join awarding of 23rd Arts and Science Research Conference, honorary dinner". Ministry of Information (Myanmar). 28 January 2024.
- ^ "SAC Chairman Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, his wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla host dinner in honour of 79th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day 2024". Global New Light of Myanmar. 27 March 2024.
- ^ "The best guarantee for perpetuation of the sovereignty of the State is possessing the dynamic and capable defence force, says Senior General". Ministry of Information (Myanmar). 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Junta Watch: Coup-Maker Blames China; Admits Defeats in Northern Shan; and More". The Irrawaddy. 3 August 2024.
- ^ "SAC Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and his wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, council members and their wives pour water on banyan trees". Global New Light of Myanmar. 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Myanmar Navy Chief Transferred to National Security Advisor". The Irrawaddy. 9 January 2024.
- ^ "SAC Chairman Defence Services C-in-C Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends ceremonies to commission war vessels into services for Tatmadaw (Navy), hand over war vessels to Myanmar Coast Guard". Ministry of Information (Myanmar). 25 December 2022.
- ^ "SAC Chairman Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing delivers speech at 79th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day parade". Global New Light of Myanmar. 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Junta Watch: Sinking Feeling as Myanmar Navy Faces Onslaught in Rakhine; and More". The Irrawaddy. 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Myanmar Junta Arrests Ex-Navy Chief for Disobeying Orders". The Irrawaddy. 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Myanmar elevates implementation of two political visions, two national goals in alignment with Five-Point Roadmap and Nine Objectives". Ministry of Information (Myanmar). 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Army generals at military conglomerate being questioned following corruption scandal: sources". Myanmar NOW. 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Military columns participating in 79th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day Parade take full-dressed rehearsal". Global New Light of Myanmar. 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Myanmar, Russia discuss enhancement of friendly relations and cooperation between two navies". Eleven Media Group. 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Myanmar's Navy Chief Resigns After Just 6 Months at The Top". The Irrawaddy. 12 July 2024.