Kyaw Swar Lin | |
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ကျော်စွာလင်း | |
Quartermaster General of Myanmar Army | |
Assumed office May 2020 | |
Preceded by | Lieutenant General Nyo Saw |
Personal details | |
Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
Nationality | Burmese |
Spouse | Nan Ku Ku |
Alma mater | Defence Services Academy |
Military service | |
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Kyaw Swar Lin ( Burmese: ကျော်စွာလင်း) is a Burmese military general who is current serving as the Quartermaster General in Myanmar Army.
Born in 1971, Kyaw Swar Lin graduated from the 35th intake of the Defense Services Academy. [1]
Kyaw Swar Lin served as a junior officer to Lieutenant-General Moe Myint Tun, commander of the Bureau of Special Operations. They served together on operations in Rakhine State prior to 2018. [2] However, Kyaw Swar Lin came to prominence when he was appointed head of Tatmadaw's Mandalay-based Central Command, ranked as a Major General in 2018. [3] In May 1971 , he was the youngest person ever to be promoted to Lieutenant General within the Tatmadaw. He was also appointed quartermaster general, succeeding Lieutenant General Nyo Saw, who retired. [4] [5]
Kyaw Swar Lin runs the Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC), and sits on Myanma Economic Holdings Limited’s patron group under Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing. [6] He also manages the military budget, which has accounted for 13%-15% of the overall national budget every year since 2012. [7]
As the commander of the Myanmar military (or Tatmadaw)’s Central Command, he is accused of ordering soldiers to open fire on anti-regime protesters in Mandalay in February and March 2021. [8] [9]
Kyaw Swar Lin is married to Nan Ku Ku (နန်းကူကူး), a medical doctor, and has a daughter, Nan Lin Lae Oo, who is in her final year studying international studies at Toyo University. [8] [10]
Kyaw Swar Lin | |
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ကျော်စွာလင်း | |
Quartermaster General of Myanmar Army | |
Assumed office May 2020 | |
Preceded by | Lieutenant General Nyo Saw |
Personal details | |
Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
Nationality | Burmese |
Spouse | Nan Ku Ku |
Alma mater | Defence Services Academy |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Rank |
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Kyaw Swar Lin ( Burmese: ကျော်စွာလင်း) is a Burmese military general who is current serving as the Quartermaster General in Myanmar Army.
Born in 1971, Kyaw Swar Lin graduated from the 35th intake of the Defense Services Academy. [1]
Kyaw Swar Lin served as a junior officer to Lieutenant-General Moe Myint Tun, commander of the Bureau of Special Operations. They served together on operations in Rakhine State prior to 2018. [2] However, Kyaw Swar Lin came to prominence when he was appointed head of Tatmadaw's Mandalay-based Central Command, ranked as a Major General in 2018. [3] In May 1971 , he was the youngest person ever to be promoted to Lieutenant General within the Tatmadaw. He was also appointed quartermaster general, succeeding Lieutenant General Nyo Saw, who retired. [4] [5]
Kyaw Swar Lin runs the Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC), and sits on Myanma Economic Holdings Limited’s patron group under Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing. [6] He also manages the military budget, which has accounted for 13%-15% of the overall national budget every year since 2012. [7]
As the commander of the Myanmar military (or Tatmadaw)’s Central Command, he is accused of ordering soldiers to open fire on anti-regime protesters in Mandalay in February and March 2021. [8] [9]
Kyaw Swar Lin is married to Nan Ku Ku (နန်းကူကူး), a medical doctor, and has a daughter, Nan Lin Lae Oo, who is in her final year studying international studies at Toyo University. [8] [10]