Hla Min

Hla Min
လှမင်း
Minister for Defence of Myanmar
In office
30 March 2011 – 7 September 2012[1]
Succeeded byWai Lwin
Chief of Bureau of Special Operations 3
South (Bago Division) Regional Commander
Personal details
Born (1958-01-26) 26 January 1958 (age 66)[2]
Burma
NationalityBurmese
Political partyUnion Solidarity and Development Party
Military service
AllegianceMyanmar
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
RankLieutenant General
CommandsSouth (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 2015 Myanmar general election.[4]

  1. ^ "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီး ခန့်အပ်တာဝန်ပေးခြင်း". Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  2. ^ "COUNCIL DECISION 2012/98/CFSP". Official Journal of the European Union. European Union. 18 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 3 April 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.