Tin Oo (auditor-general)

Tin Oo (Burmese: တင်ဦး) is a former Burmese military officer and currently serves as the Union Auditor General of Myanmar.

In this Burmese name, the given name is Tin Oo. There is no family name.
Tin Oo
တင်ဦး
Union Auditor General of Myanmar
Assumed office
19 August 2022
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Preceded byKan Zaw
Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Myanmar
In office
20 February 2021 – 19 August 2022
Succeeded byThan Swe
Personal details
Born24 November 1952 (1952-11-24) (age 70)
Letpadan Township, Pegu, Burma
NationalityBurmese
Political partyUnion Solidarity and Development Party
Alma materDefence Services Academy
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army

Early life and education

Tin Oo was born in Letpadan Township, Pegu, Burma (now Bago Region, Myanmar) on 24 November 1952.[1] He graduated from the 28th batch of the Defence Services Academy.

Military career

In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the military junta appointed Tin Oo as the chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Myanmar, a post he held from 20 February 2021 to 19 August 2022.[2] In January 2022, the American, Canadian, and British governments sanctioned Tin Oo for his role in bringing politically motivated corruption charges against members of Myanmar's deposed civilian-led government, including Aung San Suu Kyi.[3][4]

On 19 August 2022, he was appointed as Union Auditor General by the military junta, succeeding Kan Zaw.[5]

See also

References
  1. "CURRICULUM VITAE". ASEANSAI. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. "Appointment and Assignment of Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission". Ministry of Information. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  3. "Treasury Sanctions Regime Officials and Military Affiliated Cronies in Burma on One-Year Anniversary of Military Coup". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  4. "US hits top Myanmar justice officials with sanctions". RFI. 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  5. "ORDER NO.50/2022: DUTY ASSIGNMENT OF UNION AUDITOR GENERAL". MITV. 2022-08-19.
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