Zaw Hein

In this Burmese name, the given name is Zaw Hein. There is no family name.
Zaw Hein
ဇော်ဟိန်း
Commander of the Yangon Command
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 2023
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Commander of the Naypyidaw Command
In office
25 August 2021 – March 2023
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Succeeded byWai Lin
Commandant of the Defence Services Academy
In office
25 July 2020 – 28 August 2021
Preceded byHtin Latt Oo
Succeeded byZaw Min Latt
Personal details
Bornc. 1974-1975
Burma
(now Myanmar)
Parent
Alma materDefence Services Academy
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
RankMajor General

Major General Zaw Hein (Burmese: ဇော်ဟိန်း, born c. 1974-1975[1]) (BC - 28089), is a Burmese military officer and current commander of the Yangon Command.[2][3][4]

Military career

Zaw Hein graduated from the 38th batch of the Defence Services Academy.[5][2] He was appointed commander of the Naypyidaw Command on 25 August 2021.[2] In March 2022, he was sanctioned by the American government for committing military atrocities and abuses in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.[6]

In April 2023, he was reshuffled to lead the Yangon Command.[4] He was succeeded by Wai Lin as the Commander of the Naypyidaw Command.[4]

Personal life

Zaw Hein's father, Thein Aung, is a former brigadier general and chief minister of Ayeyarwady Region.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Counter Terrorism Designations; Burma-related Designations". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. ^ a b c "Protégé of regime chief appointed Naypyitaw commander". Myanmar NOW. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  3. ^ "SAC Vice-Chair Deputy Commander-in-Chief Of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win Leaves For Russia". Global New Light Of Myanmar. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  4. ^ a b c "Myanmar Junta Sacks Commander After Heavy Casualties in Karen State". The Irrawaddy. 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  5. ^ a b "Min Aung Hlaing makes himself military supremo for life". Myanmar Now. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  6. ^ "Treasury Sanctions Military Leaders, Military-Affiliated Cronies and Businesses, and a Military Unit Prior to Armed Forces Day in Burma". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2022-03-25.