| အမျိုးသား ကာကွယ်ရေးနှင့် လုံခြုံရေး ကောင်စီ [əmjóðá kàkwɛ̀jé n̥ḭɴ lòʊɴdʑòʊɴjé kàʊɴsì] | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 31 March 2011 |
| Type | Agency |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Myanmar |
| Headquarters | Naypyidaw |
| Agency executive | |
The National Defence and Security Council (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ကာကွယ်ရေးနှင့် လုံခြုံရေး ကောင်စီ, Burmese pronunciation: [əmjóðá kàkwɛ̀jé n̥ḭɴ lòʊɴdʑòʊɴjé kàʊɴsì]; abbreviated NDSC) is an eleven-member national security council responsible for security and defence affairs in Myanmar. Though the president is the chief executive of the government of Myanmar, the 2008 Constitution reserves certain important executive powers for the NDSC and certain actions of the president require approval by the NDSC. The council is typically controlled by Tatmadaw members.[3] NDSC was formed on 31 March 2011.[4][5] Of the 11 members, the Commander-in-chief appointed 5 members and controls 6 votes.[5][6] The Tatmadaw directly reports to NDSC.[7] The NDSC's existence is enshrined in Chapter V of the Constitution of Myanmar.[8]
The NDSC's constitutionally enshrined roles include expansive powers:
According to the Constitution, NDSC's membership must consist of the following individuals:
As of 9 July 2013, NDSC was composed of the following members:[10][11][12]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Thein Sein |
| First Vice President | Tin Aung Myint Oo(2011–2012) |
| Sai Mauk Kham | |
| Second Vice President | Nyan Tun |
| Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw | Shwe Mann |
| Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw | Khin Aung Myint |
| Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief | Min Aung Hlaing |
| Armed Forces Deputy Commander-in-Chief | Soe Win |
| Minister of Defence | Wai Lwin |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Ko Ko |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Wunna Maung Lwin |
| Minister of Border Affairs | Thet Naing Win |
