Aung Soe (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.

Aung Soe
အောင်စိုး
Commander of Bureau of Special Operations No. 4
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Deputy Minister for Home Affairs
Personal details
Born3 December 1963 (1963-12-03) (age 59)
Bassein, Burma
(now Pathein, Myanmar)
Political partyUnion Solidarity and Development Party
Alma materDefence Services Academy
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
Years of service-2022
RankLieutenant General

Military career

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

References

  1. "Sanctions List Search". Office of Foreign Assets Control. 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. "Min Aung Hlaing makes himself military supremo for life". Myanmar Now. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  3. "Myanmar Junta Generals Retire to Take Top Roles in Proxy Party". The Irrawaddy. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  4. 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.
  5. "SOE, Aung". Open Sanctions. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  6. "United States Targets Burmese Military Forces for Repression of Pro-Democracy Protests". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2021-03-22.
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