Htein Win

Major-General Htein Win (Burmese: ထိန်ဝင်း) is a Burmese military officer and current commander of Myanmar's Southern Command, which encompasses Bago and Magway Regions.[1] Magway Region, as part of the Bamar heartland, has been a major centre of the civilian resistance in the 2021–2023 Myanmar civil war, since the 2021 Myanmar coup d'etat. Htein Win has overseen the military's 'kill all, burn all, loot all' strategy in Magway Region.[2] He has been sanctioned by the European Union, Switzerland, and Canada for violating human rights and committing crimes against civilians in the Southern Command.[3][4]

In this Burmese name, the given name is Htein Win. There is no family name.
Htein Win
ထိန်ဝင်း
Commander of the Southern Command
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Personal details
BornBurma (now Myanmar)
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
RankMajor General
CommandsSouthern Command

In April 2007, he was a brigadier general overseeing Taikkyi station.[5]

See also

References
  1. "WORK PERFORMANCES: SECURITY FORCES HONOURED AND ROAD EXTENSION IN PYAY". MITV. 2022-10-06.
  2. "EUR-Lex - 32022R2177 - EN - EUR-Lex". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  3. "Htin Latt Oo". Open Santions. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  4. Canada, Global Affairs (2023-01-31). "Backgrounder – Additional sanctions for Myanmar". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  5. "EUR-Lex - 32007R0481 - EN - EUR-Lex". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
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