Kyaw Swar Lin

Kyaw Swar Lin (Burmese: ကျော်စွာလင်း) is a Burmese military general who is current serving as the Quartermaster General in Myanmar Army.

Lieutenant General
Kyaw Swar Lin
ကျော်စွာလင်း
Quartermaster General of Myanmar Army
Assumed office
May 2020
Preceded byLieutenant General Nyo Saw
Personal details
Born1971 (age 51–52)
NationalityBurmese
SpouseNan Ku Ku
Alma materDefence Services Academy
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Branch/service Myanmar Army
Rank Lieutenant General

Early life and education

Born in 1971, Kyaw Swar Lin graduated from the 35th intake of the Defense Services Academy.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5]

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.[6] He also manages the military budget, which has accounted for 13%-15% of the overall national budget every year since 2012.[7]

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.[8][9]

Personal life

Kyaw Swar Lin is married to Nan Ku Ku (နန်းကူကူး), a medical doctor, and has a daughter, Nan Lin Lae Oo, who is in her final year studying international studies at Toyo University.[8][10]

References
  1. "Min Aung Hlaing makes himself military supremo for life". Myanmar NOW. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. "Asia in Review SEA Myanmar 2019-2020 | German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG)".
  3. "Min Aung Hlaing reshuffles senior military ranks ahead of election". 19 May 2020.
  4. "INFAMOUS MYANMAR MILITARY SKIP GENERATION MONOPOLY MAY2020". Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  5. "Younger Myanmar Military Officers Promoted to Key Roles in Reshuffle". The Irrawaddy. 11 May 2020.
  6. "Systemic Conflict of Interest in Myanmar Military Allows for Serious Corruption". Progressive Voice. 17 June 2020.
  7. "Military-Corporate conflicts of interest 'inflame' Myanmar's civil wars, rights group says". Myanmar NOW.
  8. "Social Media Campaign Shames Adult Children of Senior Myanmar Junta Members". The Irrawaddy. 22 March 2021.
  9. "NUG supports sanctions against family members of coup leaders, human rights minister says". Myanmar NOW.
  10. "စစ်ကောင်စီတွင် တာဝန်အရှိဆုံး စစ်ဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီးများ". Myanmar NOW (in Burmese). Retrieved 3 August 2022.


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