Hla Min

Hla Min
လှမင်း
Minister for Defence of Myanmar
In office
30 March 2011  7 September 2012[1]
Succeeded by Wai Lwin
Chief of Bureau of Special Operations 3
South (Bago Division) Regional Commander
Personal details
Born (1958-01-26) 26 January 1958[2]
Burma
Nationality Burmese
Political party Union Solidarity and Development Party
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Service/branch Myanmar Army
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands South (Bago Division)

Lieutenant General Hla Min (Burmese: လှမင်း) was the minister of the Ministry of Defense, which oversees the Tatmadaw, the country's armed forces. He was appointed by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on 30 March 2011.[3] He was reassigned to the military in September 2012. He was retired from army in August 2015 and joined the Union Solidarity and Development Party to contest Myanmar general election, 2015.[4]

References

  1. http://www.ministryofinformation.gov.mm/index.php/announcement/844-2012-09-07-08-46-38.html
  2. "COUNCIL DECISION 2012/98/CFSP". Official Journal of the European Union. European Union. 18 February 2012.
  3. "Burmese government's new list of ministers". Mizzima. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  4. "45 Senior Military Officers Retire to Contest Nov. 8 Poll". The Irrawaddy. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.


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