Ministry of Defence (Myanmar)

{{Short description|Government ministry of Myanmar}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox government agency | type = Ministry | seal = Seal of Myanmar MOD.jpg | seal_caption = Seal of the Ministry <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mod.gov.mm/ |website= MOD Myanmar |title= MOD Myanmar |access-date= 24 December 2024 |archive-date= 24 February 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210224135234/https://mod.gov.mm/ |url-status= live }}</ref> | logo = Flag of the Ministry of Defense (Myanmar).svg | logo_caption = Flag of the Ministry <ref>{{cite web |url= https://myanmar.gov.mm/ministries |title= Ministries |website= Myanmar National Portal |access-date= 24 December 2024 |archive-date= 3 August 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240803160134/https://myanmar.gov.mm/ministries |url-status= live }}</ref> | formed =  | preceding1 = | preceding2 = | dissolved = | jurisdiction = Government of Myanmar | headquarters = Naypyidaw, Myanmar | coordinates = | motto = | employees = | budget = {{USD|2.289 billion}} (2013) | minister1_name = General Htun Aung | minister1_pfo = Union Minister | minister2_name = | minister2_pfo =  | deputyminister1_name = | deputyminister1_pfo = | deputyminister2_name = | deputyminister2_pfo =  | chief1_name = | chief1_position = | chief2_name = | chief2_position = | chief3_name = | chief3_position = | chief4_name = | chief4_position = | chief5_name = | chief5_position = | chief6_name = | chief6_position = | chief7_name = | chief7_position = | chief8_name = | chief8_position = | chief9_name = | chief9_position = | parent_department = | parent_agency = | child1_agency = Myanmar Economic Corporation | child2_agency = Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings | keydocument1 =  | website = [http://www.mod.gov.mm www.mod.gov.mm] | map = | map_caption = | footnotes = | agency_type = Ministry | embed = | agency_name = Ministry of Defence | nativename_a = {{lang|my|ကာကွယ်ရေး၀န်ကြီးဌာန}} | nativename_r = Kakweye Wungyi Htana | seal_width = | logo_width = | picture = | picture_width = | picture_caption = | superseding = | map_width = }} The '''Ministry of Defence''' ({{langx|my|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/burma/burma-defense-ministry-puts-forward-budget-request.html|title=Burma Defense Ministry Puts Forward Budget Request|last=Nyein Nyein|date=15 January 2014|work=The Irrawaddy|access-date=9 February 2015|archive-date=27 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127022158/http://www.irrawaddy.org/burma/burma-defense-ministry-puts-forward-budget-request.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Documents/burma.pdf|title=Burma Sanctions Program|date=29 January 2014|work=Office of Foreign Assets Control|publisher=United States Department of Treasury|access-date=9 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208035130/http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Documents/burma.pdf|archive-date=8 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==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).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2019-09-16|title=Economic interests of the Myanmar military|url=https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/MyanmarFFM/Pages/EconomicInterestsMyanmarMilitary.aspx|access-date=2020-06-07|website=United Nations Human Rights Council|archive-date=4 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604230053/https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/MyanmarFFM/Pages/EconomicInterestsMyanmarMilitary.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />

==List of ministers== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! rowspan=2| Portrait ! rowspan=2| Name {{small|(lifespan)}} ! colspan=3| Term of office ! colspan=2 rowspan=2| Political party ! rowspan=2| Cabinet ! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! Took office ! Left office ! Time in office |- ! colspan=10 | Counsellor at Defence Department |- | 1 | 80px | '''Aung San''' {{small|(1915–1947)}} | 28 September 1946 | 19 July 1947 † | {{ayd|1946|09|28|1947|07|19}} ! style="background:{{party color|Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League}};" | | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | | <ref name=mod>{{cite web|url=https://myanmar.gov.mm/en/ministry-of-defense |author= |title=Ministry of Defence |date=11 April 2026 |publisher=Myanmar National Portal|accessdate=26 April 2026}}</ref><ref name="bidwell">{{cite book |last1=Bidwell |first1=Robin Leonard |title=Guide to government ministers |date=1974 |publisher=F. Cass |location=London |isbn=0714630179}}</ref> |- | 2 | 80px | '''Bo Let Ya''' {{small|(1911–1978)}} | 1 August 1947 | ''8 May 1948'' | ''{{ayd|1947|08|01|1948|05|08}}'' ! style="background:{{party color|Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League}};" | | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | | <ref name=mod /> |- ! colspan=10 |Minister for Defence for Administering the War Office |- | (2) | 80px | '''Bo Let Ya''' {{small|(1911–1978)}} | ''8 May 1948'' | 13 September 1948 | ''{{ayd|1948|05|08|1948|09|13}}'' ! style="background:{{party color|Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League}};" | | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | | <ref name=mod /> |- | 3 | 80px | '''U Nu''' {{small|(1907–1995)}} | 14 September 1948 | 3 April 1949 | {{ayd|1948|09|14|1949|04|03}} ! style="background:{{party color|Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League}};" | | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | | <ref name=mod /> |- | 4 | 80px | Major General '''Ne Win''' {{small|(1911–2002)}} | 4 April 1949 | 9 September 1950 | {{ayd|1949|04|04|1950|09|09}} ! style="background:{{party color|}};" | | | | <ref name=mod /> |- | 5 | 80px | '''{{ill|U Win|my|ဝင်း၊ ဦး (သံအမတ်ကြီးဟောင်း)}}''' {{small|(1905–1969)}} | 18 September 1950 | 15 March 1952 | {{ayd|1950|09|18|1952|03|15}} ! style="background:{{party color|}};" | | | | <ref name=mod /> |- | 6 | 80px | '''U Ba Swe''' {{small|(1915–1987)}} | 16 March 1952 | ''1 January 1956'' | ''{{ayd|1952|03|16|1956|01|01}}'' ! style="background:{{party color|Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League}};" | | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | | <ref name=mod /> |- ! colspan=10 | Minister for Defence |- | (6) | 80px | '''U Ba Swe''' {{small|(1915–1987)}} | ''1 January 1956'' | 4 June 1958 | ''{{ayd|1956|01|01|1958|06|04}}'' ! style="background:{{party color|Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League}};" | | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | | <ref name=mod /> |- | 7 | 80px | '''Bo Hmu Aung''' {{small|(1910–2004)}} | 9 June 1958 | 28 September 1958 | {{ayd|1958|06|09|1958|09|28}} ! style="background:{{party color|}};" | | | | <ref name=mod /> |- | (4) | 80px | General '''Ne Win''' {{small|(1911–2002)}} | 29 September 1958 | 15 March 1960 | {{ayd|1958|09|29|1960|03|15}} ! style="background:{{party color|}};" | | | | <ref name=mod /> |- | (3) | 80px | '''U Nu''' {{small|(1907–1995)}} | 16 March 1960 | 2 March 1962 | {{ayd|1960|03|16|1962|03|02}} ! style="background:{{party color|Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League}};" | | Union Party | | <ref name=mod /> |- ! colspan=10 | Commissar for Defence |- | (4) | 80px | General '''Ne Win''' {{small|(1911–2002)}} | 2 March 1962 | 20 April 1972 | {{ayd|1962|03|02|1972|04|20}} ! style="background:{{party color|Burma Socialist Programme Party}};" | | Burma Socialist Programme Party | | <ref name=mod /> |- ! colspan=10 | Minister for Defence |- | 8 | 80px | General '''San Yu''' {{small|(1918–1996)}} | 21 April 1972 | 7 March 1974 | {{ayd|1972|04|21|1974|03|07}} ! style="background:{{party color|Burma Socialist Programme Party}};" | | Burma Socialist Programme Party | | <ref name=mod /> |- | 9 | 80px | General '''Tin Oo''' {{small|(1927–2024)}} | 8 March 1974 | 6 March 1976 | {{ayd|1974|03|8|1976|03|6}} ! style="background:{{party color|Burma Socialist Programme Party}};" | | Burma Socialist Programme Party | | <ref name=mod /> |- | 10 | 80px | General '''Kyaw Htin''' {{small|(1925–1996)}} | 7 March 1976 | 27 July 1988 | {{ayd|1976|03|07|1988|07|27}} ! style="background:{{party color|Burma Socialist Programme Party}};" | | Burma Socialist Programme Party | | <ref name=mod /> |- | 11 | 80px | Senior General '''Saw Maung''' {{small|(1928–1997)}} | 28 July 1988 | 19 March 1992 | {{ayd|1988|07|28|1992|03|19}} ! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};" | | Military | State Peace and Development Council | <ref name=mod /> |- | 12 | 80px | Senior General '''Than Shwe''' {{small|(born 1933)}} | 20 March 1992 | 29 March 2011 | {{ayd|1992|03|20|2011|03|29}} ! style="background:{{party color|Union Solidarity and Development Party}};" | | Union Solidarity and Development Association | State Peace and Development Council | <ref name=mod /> |- ! colspan=10 | Union Minister for Defence |- | 13 | 80px | Lieutenant General '''Hla Min''' {{small|(born 1958)}} | 30 March 2011 | 7 September 2012 | {{ayd|2011|03|30|2012|09|07}} ! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};" | | Military | Thein Sein | <ref name=mod /> |- | 14 | 80px | Lieutenant General '''Wai Lwin''' {{small|(born 1954)}} | 8 September 2012 | 12 August 2015 | {{ayd|2012|09|08|2015|08|12}} ! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};" | | Military | Thein Sein | <ref name=mod /> |- | 15 | 80px | Lieutenant General '''Sein Win''' {{small|(born 1956)}} | 25 August 2015 | 1 February 2021 | {{ayd|2015|08|25|2021|02|01}} ! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};" | | Military | Thein Sein Htin Kyaw Win Myint | <ref name=mod /> |- | 16 | 80px | General '''Mya Tun Oo''' {{small|(born 1961)}} | 2 February 2021 | 2 August 2023 | {{ayd|2021|02|02|2023|08|02}} ! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};" | | Military | Min Aung Hlaing | |- | 17 | 80px | Admiral '''Tin Aung San''' {{small|(born 1960)}} | 2 August 2023 | 17 December 2024 | {{ayd|2023|08|02|2024|12|17}} ! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};" | | Military | Min Aung Hlaing | <ref name=mod /> |- | 18 | 80px | General '''Maung Maung Aye''' {{small|(born 1962)}} | 18 December 2024 | 10 April 2026 | {{ayd|2024|12|18|2026|04|10}} ! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};" | | Military | Min Aung Hlaing Nyo Saw | <ref name=mod /> |- | 19 | | General '''Htun Aung''' {{small|(born 1967)}} | 11 April 2026 | ''Incumbent'' | {{ayd|2026|04|11}} ! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};" | | Military | Min Aung Hlaing | <ref name=mod /> |}

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links == *{{Official website|http://www.mod.gov.mm}} *{{Facebook|modofmm}}

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