Wai Lwin

Wai Lwin
ဝေလွင်
Minister of Defence
In office
September 2012 – 13 August 2015[1]
Preceded byHla Min
Succeeded bySein Win
Member of Yangon Region Hluttaw
In office
12 July 2012 – September 2012
Personal details
Born (1954-11-04) 4 November 1954 (age 70)
Kyaunggon, Burma
NationalityBurmese
Political partyUnion Solidarity and Development Party
SpouseSwe Swe Oo
ChildrenWai Phyo Aung, Wai Phyo, Lwin Yamin
Alma materDefence Services Academy
Military service
Allegiance Burma
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
Rank Lieutenant General

Wai Lwin (Burmese: ဝေလွင်) is a retired senior Myanmar Army officer, who served as the Minister of Defence from September 2012 to 13 August 2015.[2] He previously served as a military representative of Yangon Region Hluttaw. He is the Central Executive Committee member of the Union Solidarity and Development Party.

  1. ^ "Top ministers resign". Eleven. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Cabinet Ministers". Alternative Asean Network on Burma. Retrieved 12 February 2014.