Senior general ( Burmese: ဗိုလ်ချုပ်မှူးကြီး) is the highest rank in Myanmar Armed Forces. It is held by the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services ( CinCDS). Since 2011, a person appointed as CinCDS has to be quickly promoted one higher rank every year until he get the rank of Senior general.
The rank insignia of Senior general is with a big star surrounded by a flower branch and with four small stars. Its rank medal and car insignia show that it is the five-star general rank, and the flag of CinCDS confirms it. The rank of Senior general is two ranks higher than that of a General (a full General), but in terms of stars, the Senior general has only one more star than the General.
The Senior general rank exists in all branches: Myanmar Army, Myanmar Navy and Myanmar Air Force, but all these ranks are to be held by the same person at a time no matter from which branch he was promoted. A person holding the rank of Senior general can wear any uniform from all these branches. [1] [2]
Burmese title | English title | Rank insignia | Golden strap [3] |
Rank medal [3] [4] |
Car insignia [5] [6] |
Flag [6] [7] [8] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ဗိုလ်ချုပ်မှူးကြီး | Senior general |
Insignia on regular uniform |
of Myanmar Army | of
Myanmar Navy [1] |
of
Myanmar Air Force [2] |
---|---|---|---|
In 1990, the Myanmar Armed Forces underwent structural changes, during which Commander-in-Chief General Saw Maung elevated himself to the rank of Senior General on 18 March 1990, becoming the first person to hold this rank. [9] Than Shwe was subsequently promoted directly from the rank of General to Senior General on 23 April 1993. [10] He served in this position until his retirement on 30 March 2011. [11] In March 2013, Min Aung Hlaing was promoted to Senior General from his prior role as Vice-senior general. [12] [13]
No. | Photo | Name | Date of promotion | Date of retirement | Remark |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Saw Maung | 18 March 1990 [9] | 24 April 1992 [14] | Promoted directly from General [14] | |
2 | Than Shwe | 23 April 1993 [14] | 30 March 2011 [14] | Promoted directly from General [14] | |
3 | Min Aung Hlaing | March 2013 [15] [16] | – | Promoted from Vice-senior general |
Senior general ( Burmese: ဗိုလ်ချုပ်မှူးကြီး) is the highest rank in Myanmar Armed Forces. It is held by the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services ( CinCDS). Since 2011, a person appointed as CinCDS has to be quickly promoted one higher rank every year until he get the rank of Senior general.
The rank insignia of Senior general is with a big star surrounded by a flower branch and with four small stars. Its rank medal and car insignia show that it is the five-star general rank, and the flag of CinCDS confirms it. The rank of Senior general is two ranks higher than that of a General (a full General), but in terms of stars, the Senior general has only one more star than the General.
The Senior general rank exists in all branches: Myanmar Army, Myanmar Navy and Myanmar Air Force, but all these ranks are to be held by the same person at a time no matter from which branch he was promoted. A person holding the rank of Senior general can wear any uniform from all these branches. [1] [2]
Burmese title | English title | Rank insignia | Golden strap [3] |
Rank medal [3] [4] |
Car insignia [5] [6] |
Flag [6] [7] [8] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ဗိုလ်ချုပ်မှူးကြီး | Senior general |
Insignia on regular uniform |
of Myanmar Army | of
Myanmar Navy [1] |
of
Myanmar Air Force [2] |
---|---|---|---|
In 1990, the Myanmar Armed Forces underwent structural changes, during which Commander-in-Chief General Saw Maung elevated himself to the rank of Senior General on 18 March 1990, becoming the first person to hold this rank. [9] Than Shwe was subsequently promoted directly from the rank of General to Senior General on 23 April 1993. [10] He served in this position until his retirement on 30 March 2011. [11] In March 2013, Min Aung Hlaing was promoted to Senior General from his prior role as Vice-senior general. [12] [13]
No. | Photo | Name | Date of promotion | Date of retirement | Remark |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Saw Maung | 18 March 1990 [9] | 24 April 1992 [14] | Promoted directly from General [14] | |
2 | Than Shwe | 23 April 1993 [14] | 30 March 2011 [14] | Promoted directly from General [14] | |
3 | Min Aung Hlaing | March 2013 [15] [16] | – | Promoted from Vice-senior general |