Aung Soe | |
|---|---|
အောင်စိုး | |
| Commander of Bureau of Special Operations No. 4 | |
| Leader | Min Aung Hlaing |
| Deputy Minister for Home Affairs | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1963 (age 60) Bassein, Burma (now Pathein, Myanmar) |
| Political party | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
| Alma mater | Defence Services Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | 
Myanmar |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
| Years of service | -2022 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Lieutenant General Aung Soe ( Burmese: အောင်စိုး, born 3 December 1963 in Bassein, Burma [1]) is a former Burmese military officer and general secretary of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, the Burmese military's proxy political party.
Htun Aung graduated from the 26th batch of the Defence Services Academy. [2] He previously served as commander of Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) No. 4 and commanded operations in Kayin State after the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. [3] [2] During the Thein Sein and Aung San Suu Kyi administrations, he served as deputy minister for home affairs. [4] In October 2022, he retired from the Burmese armed forces to become general secretary for the Union Solidarity and Development Party. [3] [4] He has been sanctioned by the governments of the European Union, Canada and the United States for human rights violations. [5] [6]
- ^ "Sanctions List Search". Office of Foreign Assets Control. 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ a b "Min Aung Hlaing makes himself military supremo for life". Myanmar Now. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ a b "Myanmar Junta Generals Retire to Take Top Roles in Proxy Party". The Irrawaddy. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ a b Sa Tun Aung (2022-10-05). "Loyalists of Myanmar junta chief take over proxy party's key leadership positions". Myanmar NOW. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "SOE, Aung". Open Sanctions. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "United States Targets Burmese Military Forces for Repression of Pro-Democracy Protests". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2021-03-22.
Aung Soe | |
|---|---|
အောင်စိုး | |
| Commander of Bureau of Special Operations No. 4 | |
| Leader | Min Aung Hlaing |
| Deputy Minister for Home Affairs | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1963 (age 60) Bassein, Burma (now Pathein, Myanmar) |
| Political party | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
| Alma mater | Defence Services Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
Myanmar |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
| Years of service | -2022 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Lieutenant General Aung Soe ( Burmese: အောင်စိုး, born 3 December 1963 in Bassein, Burma [1]) is a former Burmese military officer and general secretary of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, the Burmese military's proxy political party.
Htun Aung graduated from the 26th batch of the Defence Services Academy. [2] He previously served as commander of Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) No. 4 and commanded operations in Kayin State after the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. [3] [2] During the Thein Sein and Aung San Suu Kyi administrations, he served as deputy minister for home affairs. [4] In October 2022, he retired from the Burmese armed forces to become general secretary for the Union Solidarity and Development Party. [3] [4] He has been sanctioned by the governments of the European Union, Canada and the United States for human rights violations. [5] [6]
- ^ "Sanctions List Search". Office of Foreign Assets Control. 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ a b "Min Aung Hlaing makes himself military supremo for life". Myanmar Now. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ a b "Myanmar Junta Generals Retire to Take Top Roles in Proxy Party". The Irrawaddy. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ a b Sa Tun Aung (2022-10-05). "Loyalists of Myanmar junta chief take over proxy party's key leadership positions". Myanmar NOW. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "SOE, Aung". Open Sanctions. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "United States Targets Burmese Military Forces for Repression of Pro-Democracy Protests". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2021-03-22.