Kyaw Swar Lin

Lieutenant General Kyaw Swar Lin
Quartermaster General
Succeeded by	Lieutenant General
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2020
Personal details
Born	1971 (1971)
Nationality	Burmese
Alma mater	35th intake Defence Services Academy
Military service
Allegiance	Myanmar
Branch/service	Myanmar Army
Rank	Lieutenant General

Early life and education[]

Born in 1971, Kyaw Swar Lin graduated from the 35th intake of the Defense Services Academy.^{[citation needed]}

Career[]

Kyaw Swar Lin served as a junior officer to Lieutenant-General Moe Myint Tun, commander of the . They served together on operations in Rakhine State prior to 2018.^[1] However, Kyaw Swar Lin came to prominence when he was appointed head of Tatmadaw's Mandalay-based Central Command, ranked as a Major General in 2018.^[2] In May 2020, he was the youngest person ever to be promoted to Lieutenant General within the Tatmadaw. He was also appointed quartermaster general, succeeding Lieutenant General Nyo Saw, who retired.^[3][4]

Kyaw Swar Lin runs the Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC), and sits on Myanma Economic Holdings Limited’s patron group under Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing.^[5] He also manages the military budget, which has accounted for 13%-15% of the overall national budget every year since 2012.^[6]

Post coup involvement[]

As the commander of the Myanmar military (or Tatmadaw)’s Central Command, he is accused of ordering soldiers to open fire on anti-regime protesters in Mandalay in February and March 2021.^[7][8]

Personal life[]

His family includes a daughter, Nan Lin Lae Oo, who is in her final year studying international studies at Tokyo University.^[7]

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