Ni Lin Aung

Major General Ni Lin Aung (Burmese: နီလင်းအောင်) is a Burmese military officer and he is currently served as Deputy Minister for Home Affairs and Chief of the Myanmar Police Force.[1] He was a commander of the Eastern Central Command, which comprises central Shan State. Before being appointed in August 2022, he served as the commander of the Eastern Command.[2] In February 2022, in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'etat, he was sanctioned by the European Union for violating human rights and committing military atrocities and abuses against civilians, particularly for his culpability in the Mo So massacre in December 2021.[3][4][5][6] As of January 2022, he held the rank of Major General.[7]

Ni Lin Aung
နီလင်းအောင်
Deputy Minister for Home Affairs
Assumed office
21 July 2023
MinisterYar Pyae
Preceded byZin Min Htet
Chief of Myanmar Police Force
Assumed office
21 July 2023
Preceded byZin Min Htet
Commander of the Triangle Region Command
In office
2022–2023
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Preceded byMyo Min Tun
Succeeded byAung Khine Win
Commander of the Eastern Central Command
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Commander of the Eastern Command
Personal details
BornBurma (now Myanmar)
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
RankMajor General
CommandsEastern Command
Eastern Central Command

On 21 July 2023, as part of a cabinet reshuffle, Ni Lin Aung was appointed by the junta as deputy minister for home affairs.[8]

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