Moe Aung

Admiral Moe Aung (Burmese: မိုးအောင်) is a Burmese military officer. After the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Moe Aung was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Navy, succeeding Tin Aung San, who became a member of the State Administration Council, the military junta.[1]

In this Burmese name, the given name is Moe Aung. There is no family name.
Moe Aung
မိုးအောင်
Moe Aung visiting a Russian navy ship in 2016
Moe Aung visiting a Russian navy ship in 2016
Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Navy
Assumed office
February 2021
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Preceded byTin Aung San
Personal details
BornBurma (now Myanmar)
SpouseAye Khine Nyunt
Parent
Alma materDefence Services Academy
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Navy
RankAdmiral

Military career

Moe Aung graduated from the 28th intake of the Defence Services Academy.[2] On 20 February 2023, the European Union imposed sanctions on Moe Aung for human rights violations and undermining democracy and rule of law in the country.[3][4]

Personal life

Moe Aung is married to Aye Khine Nyunt.[5] His father Aung Thaung was a high-ranking Burmese military officer.[6] The Aung Thaung family has significant business interests in the country, including United Amara Bank.[7]

See also

References
  1. UKyaw (2021-02-04). "ဒုတိယ ဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး မောင်မောင်အေး ကြည်း၊ ရေ၊ လေ ညှိနှိုင်းကွပ်ကဲရေးမှူး ဖြစ်လာ". ဧရာဝတီ (in Burmese). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. "Min Aung Hlaing makes himself military supremo for life". Myanmar Now. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  3. "Myanmar/Burma: EU imposes sixth round of sanctions against 9 individuals and 7 entities". www.consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  4. "EUR-Lex - 32023D0380 - EN - EUR-Lex". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  5. "COMMEMORATION CEREMONY: CEREMONY HELD TO HONOR 74TH ANNIVERSARY OF TATMATAW (NAVY)". MITV. 2021-12-25.
  6. Moe, Wai; Ramzy, Austin (2015-07-23). "U Aung Thaung, Burmese Politician Accused of Abuses, Dies at 74". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  7. "Myanmar Military's Proxy Political Party hit by Fresh Financial Scandal". The Irrawaddy. 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
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