Nyunt Win Swe

Lieutenant General Nyunt Win Swe (Burmese: ညွန့်ဝင်းဆွေ) is a Burmese military officer and current commander of Myanmar's Yangon Command.

In this Burmese name, the given name is Nyunt Win Swe. There is no family name.
Nyunt Win Swe
ညွန့်ဝင်းဆွေ
Commander of Bureau of Special Operations 4
Assumed office
April 2023
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Preceded byKhin Hlaing
Commander of the Yangon Command
In office
June 2020 – April 2023
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Preceded byThet Pon
Succeeded bySoe Min
Personal details
BornBurma (now Myanmar)
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
RankLieutenant General
CommandsBSO No. 4

Military career

He was appointed to the post in June 2020, and previously served as the commandant of the Defence Services Medical Academy and commander of the Southwestern Command.[1]

In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the military junta declared martial law in Yangon, the country's largest city, an act that effectively granted Nyunt Win Swe with administrative and judicial powers in Yangon's townships.[2] Nyunt Win Swe led military and police forces who committed the Hlaingthaya massacre on 14 March 2021.[3] He has been sanctioned by the European Union, Switzerland, and Canada for violating human rights and committing crimes against civilians in the Yangon Command.[4][5]

In April 2023, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, succeeding Khin Hlaing as the head of Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) No. 4.[6]

See also

References
  1. KyawThu (2020-07-01). "Myanmar Military Makes Major Reshuffle". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  2. "Myanmar: Junta Tribunals Impose 65 Death Sentences". Human Rights Watch. 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  3. "Myanmar: Protesters Targeted in March Massacre". Human Rights Watch. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  4. "Nyunt Win Swe". Open Santions. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  5. Canada, Global Affairs (2023-01-31). "Backgrounder – Additional sanctions for Myanmar". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  6. "Myanmar Junta Sacks Commander After Heavy Casualties in Karen State". The Irrawaddy. 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
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