Thet Pon

In this Burmese name, the given name is Thet Pon. There is no family name.
Thet Pon
သက်ပုံ
Commander of Bureau of Special Operations for Yangon Region
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 2020
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Commander of the Yangon Command
In office
May 2017 – June 2020
Preceded byMin Naung
Succeeded byNyunt Win Swe
Personal details
BornBurma (now Myanmar)
SpouseHnin Hnin Ei
ChildrenPhyo Pyae Thet Pon
Min Pyae Thet Pon
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
RankLieutenant General
CommandsYangon Command

Lieutenant General Thet Pon (Burmese: သက်ပုံ, also spelt Thet Pone) (BC - 20735), is a Burmese military officer and current commander of the Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) No. 5 for the Yangon Region. He was appointed to the post in June 2020, and previously served as the commander of the Yangon Command.[1] He has been sanctioned by the European Union, Switzerland, and Canada for violating human rights and committing crimes against civilians.[2][3]

Military career

Thet Pon graduated from the 29th Intake of the Defence Services Academy.[1]

Personal life

Thet Pon is married to Hnin Hnin Ei, and has two sons, Phyo Pyae Thet Pon and Min Pyae Thet Pon.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b KyawThu (2020-07-01). "Myanmar Military Makes Major Reshuffle". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  2. ^ "Thet Pon". Open Sanctions. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  3. ^ "Backgrounder – Additional sanctions for Myanmar". www.canada.ca. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  4. ^ "သက်ပုံ (ဒုတိယဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး) – နွေဦးမြန်မာ". Nway Oo Myanmar. Retrieved 2023-02-18.