{{Short description|Burmese army general (born 1971)}} {{Family name hatnote|Kyaw Swa Linn|lang=Burmese}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = General | name = Kyaw Swa Linn | native_name = {{lang|my|ကျော်စွာလင်း}} | image = | caption = | office1 = Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services | 1blankname1 = Commander-in-Chief | 1namedata1 = Ye Win Oo | term_start1 = 30 March 2026 | term_end1 = | successor1 = | predecessor1 = Soe Win | office2 = Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Army | appointer2 = Ye Win Oo | term_start2 = 30 March 2026 | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = Ye Win Oo | successor2 = | office3 = Chief of the General Staff of Army, Navy, Air | appointer3 = Min Aung Hlaing | term_start3 = 18 December 2024 | term_end3 = 30 March 2026 | predecessor3 = Maung Maung Aye | successor3 = Ko Ko Oo | office4 = Member of the<br />State Security and Peace Commission | 1blankname4 = Chairman | 1namedata4 = Min Aung Hlaing | term_start4 = 31 July 2025 | term_end4 = 10 April 2026 | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1971}} | birth_place = | spouse = Nan Ku Ku | children = | alma_mater = Defence Services Academy | allegiance = {{flag|Myanmar}} | branch = {{army|Myanmar}} | service_years = | rank = 15px General | unit = | commands = | battles = }}
'''Kyaw Swar Lin''' (also spelt as '''Kyaw Swa Lin'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Incumbent Deputy Commander-in-Chief Hands Over Responsibilities to Successor |url=https://www.gnlm.com.mm/incumbent-deputy-commander-in-chief-hands-over-responsibilities-to-successor/ |url-status=live |website=GNLM}}</ref>''',''' {{langx|my|ကျော်စွာလင်း}}) is a Burmese military general who is currently serving as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services and Commander-in-Chief (Army). Previous to this, he was appointed as Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air).
He was a member of the State Security and Peace Commission.
==Early life and education== Born in 1971, Kyaw Swar Lin graduated from the 35th intake of the Defense Services Academy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Min Aung Hlaing makes himself military supremo for life |url=https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/min-aung-hlaing-makes-himself-military-supremo-for-life |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Myanmar NOW |language=en}}</ref>
==Career== Kyaw Swar Lin served as a junior officer to Lieutenant-General Moe Myint Tun, commander of the Bureau of Special Operations. They served together on operations in Rakhine State prior to 2018.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web | url=https://www.cpg-online.de/asia-in-review-sea-myanmar-2019-2020/ | title=Asia in Review SEA Myanmar 2019-2020 | German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG) }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/min-aung-hlaing-reshuffles-senior-military-ranks-ahead-of-election/|title=Min Aung Hlaing reshuffles senior military ranks ahead of election|date=19 May 2020}}</ref> In May 1971, 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341601125 |title=INFAMOUS MYANMAR MILITARY SKIP GENERATION MONOPOLY MAY2020 |date= |accessdate=2022-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/younger-myanmar-military-officers-promoted-key-roles-reshuffle.html|title=Younger Myanmar Military Officers Promoted to Key Roles in Reshuffle|date=11 May 2020|website=The Irrawaddy}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://progressivevoicemyanmar.org/2020/06/17/systemic-conflict-of-interest-in-myanmar-military-allows-for-serious-corruption/|title=Systemic Conflict of Interest in Myanmar Military Allows for Serious Corruption|date=17 June 2020|website=Progressive Voice}}</ref> He also manages the military budget, which has accounted for 13%-15% of the overall national budget every year since 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/military-corporate-conflicts-of-interest-inflame-myanmars-civil-wars-rights-group-says|title=Military-Corporate conflicts of interest 'inflame' Myanmar's civil wars, rights group says|website=Myanmar NOW}}</ref>
===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.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|date=22 March 2021|title=Social Media Campaign Shames Adult Children of Senior Myanmar Junta Members|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/social-media-campaign-shames-adult-children-senior-myanmar-junta-members.html|website=The Irrawaddy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://myanmar-now.net/en/news/nug-supports-sanctions-against-family-members-of-coup-leaders-human-rights-minister-says|title=NUG supports sanctions against family members of coup leaders, human rights minister says|website=Myanmar NOW}}</ref> He was appointed to the State Security and Peace Commission upon its formation in 2025.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Maung Kavi |title=Myanmar Junta Boss Forms New Government With Eye on December Election |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/politics/myanmar-junta-boss-forms-new-government-with-eye-on-december-election.html#google_vignette |access-date=31 July 2025 |work=The Irrawaddy |date=31 July 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Kyaw Swar Lin is married to Nan Ku Ku, a medical doctor, and has a daughter, Nan Lin Lae Oo, who is in her final year studying international studies at Toyo University.<ref name="auto" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=စစ်ကောင်စီတွင် တာဝန်အရှိဆုံး စစ်ဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီးများ |url=https://www.myanmar-now.org/mm/news/6697 |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Myanmar NOW |language=my}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=San Yeik Nyein |date=23 May 2025 |title=Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing attended Russia's 80th annual Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square on May 9, accompanied by his wife and her favorite fellow generals' wives. One new face spotted on the Russia trip was Daw Khin May Soe, wife of Chief of General Staff (Army, Navy, Air Force) General Kyaw Swar Lin. |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/commentary/dead-or-alive-min-aung-hlaings-final-gamble.html |work=The Irrawaddy}}</ref>
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