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Military rank in Myanmar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Senior general (Burmese: ဗိုလ်ချုပ်မှူးကြီး, romanized: builʻkhyupʻmhūʺkrīʺ) is the highest rank in Myanmar Armed Forces, only held by the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (CinCDS). Since 2011, an officer appointed as CinCDS has to be quickly promoted one higher rank every year until he get the rank of Senior general.[citation needed]
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Senior general ဗိုလ်ချုပ်မှူးကြီး | |
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Country | Myanmar |
Service branch | Myanmar Army Myanmar Navy Myanmar Air Force |
Formation | 18 March 1990 |
Next lower rank | Vice-senior general |
An officer holding the rank of Senior general can wear any uniform from all the branches.[1][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.[3] Than Shwe was subsequently promoted directly from the rank of General to Senior General on 23 April 1993.[4] He served in this position until his retirement on 30 March 2011.[5] In March 2013, Min Aung Hlaing was promoted to Senior General from his prior role as Vice-senior general.[6][7]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of service | Notes | Ref. | ||
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Promoted | Retired | Time serving | |||||
1 | Saw Maung (1928–1997) |
18 March 1990 | 24 April 1992 | 2 years, 37 days | Promoted directly from General[8] | [3][8] | |
2 | Than Shwe (born 1933) |
23 April 1993 | 30 March 2011 | 17 years, 341 days | Promoted directly from General | [8] | |
3 | Min Aung Hlaing (born 1956) |
March 2013 | – | 11 years, 6 months | Promoted from Vice-senior general | [9][10] |
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