Kyaw Htin


Kyaw Htin

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Myanmar
(6 March 1976 – 3 November 1985)
Born(1925-07-26)26 July 1925
Prome, Myanmar (Burma)
Died26 January 1996(1996-01-26) (aged 70)
Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
AllegianceMyanmar
Years of service1943–1985
RankGeneral
CommandsCO, Reinforce Battalion, Southern Command (1953)
CO, 10th Infantry Brigade (1957)
CO, 1st Chin Rifle Battalion (1962)
CO, 77th Light Infantry Division (1964)
CO, 99th Light Infantry Division (1969)
Vice Chief of Staff (Army) - (1974)
Commander in Chief, (1977)
AwardsThura Medal

General Thura Kyaw Htin (Burmese: ကျော်ထင်, pronounced [tɕɔ̀ tʰɪ̀ɰ̃]; 26 July 1925 – 26 January 1996) was the 7th Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Union of Burma (now Myanmar), former Deputy Prime Minister of Burma (Myanmar) and Minister of Defence.