Aung Soe (general)
Aung Soe | |
|---|---|
အောင်စိုး | |
| Commander of Bureau of Special Operations No. 4 | |
| Leader | Min Aung Hlaing |
| Deputy Minister for Home Affairs | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1963 (age 60) Bassein, Burma (now Pathein, Myanmar) |
| Political party | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
| Alma mater | Defence Services Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Myanmar |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
| Years of service | -2022 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Lieutenant General Aung Soe (Burmese: အောင်စိုး, born 3 December 1963 in Bassein, Burma[1]) is a former Burmese military officer and general secretary of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, the Burmese military's proxy political party.
Military career
[edit]Htun Aung graduated from the 26th batch of the Defence Services Academy.[2] He previously served as commander of Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) No. 4 and commanded operations in Kayin State after the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.[3][2] During the Thein Sein and Aung San Suu Kyi administrations, he served as deputy minister for home affairs.[4] In October 2022, he retired from the Burmese armed forces to become general secretary for the Union Solidarity and Development Party.[3][4] He has been sanctioned by the governments of the European Union, Canada and the United States for human rights violations.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sanctions List Search". Office of Foreign Assets Control. 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ a b "Min Aung Hlaing makes himself military supremo for life". Myanmar Now. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ a b "Myanmar Junta Generals Retire to Take Top Roles in Proxy Party". The Irrawaddy. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ a b Sa Tun Aung (2022-10-05). "Loyalists of Myanmar junta chief take over proxy party's key leadership positions". Myanmar NOW. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "SOE, Aung". Open Sanctions. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "United States Targets Burmese Military Forces for Repression of Pro-Democracy Protests". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2021-03-22.