Ministry of Defence (Myanmar)

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The Ministry of Defence (Burmese: ကာကွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန; abbreviated MoD) is a government ministry in Myanmar (Burma), responsible for the country's national security and the armed forces (the Tatmadaw). The ministry has the largest share of the national budget among all government ministries, with a budget of $2.289 billion USD in 2013.[3] As part of the Burma Sanctions Program, the United States government prohibits its citizens from doing business with the Ministry of Defence of Myanmar or its affiliates.[4]

Departments

  • Union Minister Office
  • Department of International and Internal Affairs
  • Account Office
  • Directorate of Procurement

The Ministry of Defence also generates significant revenue from business interests, by owning and operating a large business conglomerate, the Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC).[5] MEC is owned by the Tatmadaw's Quartermaster General’s Office, and is a direct source of revenue for the Burmese military, even though earnings from MEC are not declared in the ministry's budget.[5]

List of ministers

No.PortraitName(lifespan)Term of officePolitical partyCabinetRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Counsellor at Defence Department
1Aung San(1915–1947)28 September 194619 July 1947 †294 daysAnti-Fascist People's Freedom League[6][7]
2Bo Let Ya(1911–1978)1 August 19478 May 1948281 daysAnti-Fascist People's Freedom League[6]
Minister for Defence for Administering the War Office
(2)Bo Let Ya(1911–1978)8 May 194813 September 1948128 daysAnti-Fascist People's Freedom League[6]
3U Nu(1907–1995)14 September 19483 April 1949201 daysAnti-Fascist People's Freedom League[6]
4Major GeneralNe Win(1911–2002)4 April 19499 September 19501 year, 158 days[6]
5U Win(1905–1969)18 September 195015 March 19521 year, 179 days[6]
6U Ba Swe(1915–1987)16 March 19521 January 19563 years, 291 daysAnti-Fascist People's Freedom League[6]
Minister for Defence
(6)U Ba Swe(1915–1987)1 January 19564 June 19582 years, 154 daysAnti-Fascist People's Freedom League[6]
7Bo Hmu Aung(1910–2004)9 June 195828 September 1958111 days[6]
(4)GeneralNe Win(1911–2002)29 September 195815 March 19601 year, 168 days[6]
(3)U Nu(1907–1995)16 March 19602 March 19621 year, 351 daysUnion Party[6]
Commissar for Defence
(4)GeneralNe Win(1911–2002)2 March 196220 April 197210 years, 49 daysBurma Socialist Programme Party[6]
Minister for Defence
8GeneralSan Yu(1918–1996)21 April 19727 March 19741 year, 320 daysBurma Socialist Programme Party[6]
9GeneralTin Oo(1927–2024)8 March 19746 March 19761 year, 364 daysBurma Socialist Programme Party[6]
10GeneralKyaw Htin(1925–1996)7 March 197627 July 198812 years, 142 daysBurma Socialist Programme Party[6]
11Senior GeneralSaw Maung(1928–1997)28 July 198819 March 19923 years, 235 daysMilitaryState Peace and Development Council[6]
12Senior GeneralThan Shwe(born 1933)20 March 199229 March 201119 years, 9 daysUnion Solidarity and Development AssociationState Peace and Development Council[6]
Union Minister for Defence
13Lieutenant General Hla Min(born 1958)30 March 20117 September 20121 year, 161 daysMilitaryThein Sein[6]
14Lieutenant General Wai Lwin(born 1954)8 September 201212 August 20152 years, 338 daysMilitaryThein Sein[6]
15Lieutenant General Sein Win(born 1956)25 August 20151 February 20215 years, 160 daysMilitaryThein SeinHtin KyawWin Myint[6]
16General Mya Tun Oo(born 1961)2 February 20212 August 20232 years, 181 daysMilitaryMin Aung Hlaing
17Admiral Tin Aung San(born 1960)2 August 202317 December 20241 year, 137 daysMilitaryMin Aung Hlaing[6]
18General Maung Maung Aye(born 1962)18 December 202410 April 20261 year, 113 daysMilitaryMin Aung Hlaing

Nyo Saw

[6]
19General Htun Aung(born 1967)11 April 2026Incumbent114 daysMilitaryMin Aung Hlaing[6]

References

  1. ↑"MOD Myanmar". MOD Myanmar. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  2. ↑"Ministries". Myanmar National Portal. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. ↑Nyein Nyein (15 January 2014). "Burma Defense Ministry Puts Forward Budget Request". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  4. ↑"Burma Sanctions Program"(PDF). Office of Foreign Assets Control. United States Department of Treasury. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original(PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. 12"Economic interests of the Myanmar military". United Nations Human Rights Council. 16 September 2019. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  6. 1234567891011121314151617181920212223"Ministry of Defence". Myanmar National Portal. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  7. ↑Bidwell, Robin Leonard (1974). Guide to government ministers. London: F. Cass. ISBN 0714630179.