Moe Myint Tun

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Moe Myint Tun
မိုးမြင့်ထွန်း
Member of the State Administration Council
In office
2 February 2021 – 1 August 2021[1]
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Chairman of Myanmar Investment Commission[2]
Assumed office
4 March 2021
Preceded byThaung Tun
Personal details
Born24 May 1968 (1968-05-24) (age 53)
Burma (now Myanmar)
NationalityBurmese
Spouse(s)Khaing Pa Pa Chit
ChildrenYadanar Moe Myint
Moe Htet Htet Tun
Khaing Moe Myint
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
RankLieutenant General

Lieutenant-General Moe Myint Tun (Burmese: မိုးမြင့်ထွန်း) is a Burmese military officer who is currently serving as a member of Myanmar's State Administration Council. He was appointed on 2 February 2021, in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.[3][4]His former positions were army chief of staff and commander of the special operations bureau which oversee operations from the capital, Naypyidaw.[5][6]

Sanctions[]

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on "Moe Myint Tun" since 22 February 2021, pursuant to Executive Order 14014, for he is an official of the military or security forces 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.[7]

The Government of Canada 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.[8][9]

HM Treasury and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom 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. [10]

Furthermore, the Council of the European Union 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.[11][12]

Personal life[]

Moe Myint Tun is married to Khaing Pa Pa Chit, and has three daughters, Yadanar Moe Myint, Moe Htet Htet Tun, and Khaing Moe Myint.[13]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Myanmar army ruler takes prime minister role, again pledges elections". Reuters. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "MIC" (PDF). DICA.
  3. ^ "Order No (9/2021), Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). The Global New Light of Myanmar. 3 February 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ "ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် တပ်မတော်ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ်ရုံး အမိန့်အမှတ်(၉/၂၀၂၁) ၁၃၈၂ ခုနှစ်၊ ပြာသိုလပြည့်ကျော် ၆ ရက် ၂၀၂၁ ခုနှစ်၊ ဖေဖော်ဝါရီလ ၂ ရက်". Tatmadaw Information Team (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  5. ^ Reuter's Staff (23 February 2021). "U.S. puts sanctions on two Myanmar generals over coup". REUTERS. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  6. ^ The economic interests of the Myanmar military: Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (PDF) (Report). United Nations Human Rights Council. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. ^ "United States Targets Members of Burma's State Administrative Council following Violence against Protestors". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Special Economic Measures Act (S.C. 1992, c. 17)". Justice Laws Website. 4 June 1992. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations: SOR/2021-18". The Government of Canada. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  10. ^ Raab, Dominic (25 February 2021). "UK sanctions further Myanmar military figures for role in coup: 25 February 2021:Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announces further sanctions against members of Myanmar's State Administration Council". Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Myanmar/Burma: EU sanctions 11 people over the recent military coup and ensuing repression". The Council of the European Union. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Official Journal of the European Union". 22 March 2021. pp. 15–24. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Myanmar military SAC members, their businesses and associates that require targeted sanctions". Justice For Myanmar. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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