Ministry of Defence (Myanmar)

The Ministry of Defence (Burmese: ကာကွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန; abbreviated MoD) is a government ministry in Myanmar (Burma), responsible for the country's national security and the armed forces (the Tatmadaw). The ministry has the largest share of the national budget among all government ministries, with a budget of $2.289 billion USD in 2013.^[3] As part of the Burma Sanctions Program, the United States government prohibits its citizens from doing business with the Ministry of Defence of Myanmar or its affiliates.^[4]

Ministry of Defence

ကာကွယ်ရေး၀န်ကြီးဌာန Kakweye Wungyi Htana
Seal of the Ministry [1]
Flag of the Ministry [2]
Ministry overview
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Myanmar
Headquarters	Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Annual budget	US$2.289 billion (2013)
Minister responsible	Tin Aung San, Union Minister
Child agencies	Myanmar Economic Corporation Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings
Website	www.mod.gov.mm

Departments

• Union Minister Office
• Department of International and Internal Affairs
• Account Office
• Directorate of Procurement

The Ministry of Defence also generates significant revenue from business interests, by owning and operating a large business conglomerate, the Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC).^[5] MEC is owned by the Tatmadaw's Quartermaster General’s Office, and is a direct source of revenue for the Burmese military, even though earnings from MEC are not declared in the ministry's budget.^[5]

Minister of Defence

No.	Portrait	Name (birth–death)	Term of office			Political party	Cabinet	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Bo Let Ya (1911-1978)	1 August 1947	13 September 1948	1 year, 43 days			[6]
15		Hla Min (born 1958)	30 March 2011	7 September 2012	1 year, 161 days	Military	Thein Sein	[7]
16		Wai Lwin (born 1954)	7 September 2012	13 August 2015	2 years, 340 days	Military	Thein Sein	[7]
17		Sein Win (born 1956)	24 August 2015	1 February 2021	5 years, 161 days	Military	Thein Sein Htin Kyaw Win Myint	[7]
18		Mya Tun Oo (born 1961)	1 February 2021	3 August 2023	2 years, 183 days	Military	Provisional Government
19		Tin Aung San (born 1960)	3 August 2023[8]	Incumbent	1 year, 69 days	Military	Provisional Government

References

1. MOD Myanmar http://www.mod.gov.mm/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "Ministries". Myanmar National Portal.
3. Nyein Nyein (15 January 2014). "Burma Defense Ministry Puts Forward Budget Request". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
4. "Burma Sanctions Program" (PDF). Office of Foreign Assets Control. United States Department of Treasury. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
5. "Economic interests of the Myanmar military". United Nations Human Rights Council. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
6. "ကာကွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန". Myanmar National Portal. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019.
7. "The Official Ministry of Defence Website". mod.gov.mm (in Burmese). Government of Manmar. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
8. "Myanmar Junta Leader Reshuffles Cabinet Days After Extending Emergency Rule". The Irrawaddy. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Ministry of Defence on Facebook