Aung Lin Dwe
အောင်လင်းဒွေး
Secretary of the State Administration Council
Assumed office
2 February 2021
LeaderMin Aung Hlaing
Personal details
Born31 May 1962 (1962-05-31) (age 61)
Burma
(now Myanmar)
SpouseOhn Mar Myint
ChildrenHlaing Bwar Aung
Phyo Arkar Aung
Shwe Ye Phu Aung
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
RankLieutenant General

Lieutenant-General Aung Lin Dwe (Burmese: အောင်လင်းဒွေး; born 31 May 1962) is a Burmese military officer who is the secretary of Myanmar's State Administration Council.[1] He was appointed on 2 February 2021, in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.[2] He was also the Judge Advocate General of Tatmadaw and the secretary to the Peace Negotiation Committee.[3]

Early life and education

Aung Lin Dwe was born on 31 May 1962.[4] He graduated from the Defense Services Academy in 1984 as part of the 25th intake.[5]

Military career

From 2015 to 2016, he was the commander of the Western Command, which encompasses Rakhine and Chin States.[5] He was forced to retire from military service in January 2022, but retained a seat in the State Administration Council.[6]

Sanctions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on "Aung Lin Dwe" since 11 February 2021, pursuant to Executive Order 14014, in response to the Burmese military's coup against the democratically elected civilian government of Burma. The US sanctions include freezing of assets in the US and ban on transactions with US person.[7]

The Government of Canada has imposed sanctions on him since 18 February 2021, pursuant to Special Economic Measures Act and Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations, in response to the gravity of the human rights and humanitarian situation in Myanmar (formerly Burma). Canadian sanctions include freezing of assets in Canada and a ban on transactions with Canadian persons.[8]

HM Treasury and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom have imposed sanctions on him since 25 February 2021, for his responsibility for serious human rights violations in Burma. The UK sanctions include freezing of assets in the UK and ban on traveling to or transiting through the UK.[9]

The Council of the European Union has imposed sanctions on him since 22 March 2021, pursuant to Council Regulation (EU) 2021/479 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/480 which amended Council Regulation (EU) No 401/2013, for his responsibility for the military coup and the subsequent military and police repression against peaceful demonstrators. The EU sanctions include freezing of assets in member countries of the EU and ban on traveling or transiting to the countries.[10]

Personal life

Aung Lin Dwe is married to Ohn Mar Myint (b. 1967), and has two sons, Hlaing Bwar Aung (b. 1993) and Phyo Arkar Aung (b. 1995), and one daughter, Shwe Ye Phu Aung (b. 1990).[11] His children own Aung Myint Moh Lin and Mingalar Aung Myay construction companies and the Shwe Yee Phyo Pyae production company, all of which have won significant government tenders since the 2021 military coup.[12] Aung Lin Dwe's niece, Su Myat Nandar Aung (also known as Su Lin Shein) is a MRTV-4 actress.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Myanmar army ruler takes prime minister role, again pledges elections". Reuters. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Order No (9/2021), Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). The Global New Light of Myanmar. 3 February 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
    - "ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် တပ်မတော်ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ်ရုံး အမိန့်အမှတ်(၉/၂၀၂၁) ၁၃၈၂ ခုနှစ်၊ ပြာသိုလပြည့်ကျော် ၆ ရက် ၂၀၂၁ ခုနှစ်၊ ဖေဖော်ဝါရီလ ၂ ရက်". Tatmadaw Information Team (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ^ Nyein Nyein (10 November 2020). "Myanmar Military Sets up New Committee for Peace Talks". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020.
    - "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. 25 February 2021. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
    - "တပ် ထိပ်ပိုင်းခေါင်းဆောင်အချို့ ရာထူးတိုးခြင်း၊ ပြောင်းလဲခန့်အပ်ခြင်းများ ပြုလုပ်". 7Day News. 26 August 2016.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Issuance of Executive Order "Blocking Property With Respect To The Situation In Burma;" Burma-related Designations and Designations Updates". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
    - "Issuance of Executive Order "Blocking Property With Respect To The Situation In Burma;" Burma-related Designations and Designations Updates". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b Htet Myet Min Tun; Moe Thuzar; Michael J. Montesano (4 August 2021). "Min Aung Hlaing and His Generals: Some Biographical Notes". Fulcrum. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Senior Myanmar Military Official Replaced in Surprise Move". The Irrawaddy. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  7. ^ "United States Targets Leaders of Burma's Military Coup Under New Executive Order". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Special Economic Measures Act (S.C. 1992, c. 17)". Justice Laws. 4 June 1992. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
    - "Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations: SOR/2021-18". The Government of Canada. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  9. ^ "UK sanctions further Myanmar military figures for role in coup: 25 February 2021" (Press release). Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Myanmar/Burma: EU sanctions 11 people over the recent military coup and ensuing repression" (Press release). The Council of the European Union. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
    - "COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2021/479 of 22 March 2021 amending Regulation (EU) No 401/201". Official Journal of the European Union. 64: 15–24. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Myanmar military SAC members, their businesses and associates that require targeted sanctions". Justice For Myanmar. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
    - "Burma-related Designations; Iran-related Designations Removals; Non-proliferation Designations Removals" (Press release). U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  12. ^ Aung Naing (4 September 2022). "As country burns, it's back to business as usual for Myanmar's military elite". Myanmar NOW. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Notorious Crony Organizing Myanmar Junta Propaganda Campaigns". The Irrawaddy. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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