General Myat Hein was a Burmese general and the commander of Myanmar Air Force. As such he is titled as the Commander-in-Chief (Air).[1]
During 2001, Myat Hein held the rank of colonel and served in the post of Chief of Staff (Air).[2] The following year, Myat Hein remained as Chief of Staff (Air), and was promoted to brigadier general.[3] By 2003 he had been appointed Commander-in-Chief (Air) and held the rank of major general.[4] During his time as the Air Force commander, Myat Hein has maintained close links with China[5] and India.[6]
Myat Hain is married to Htwe Htwe Nyunt.[7]
On 13 February 2013, he was retired from military and became Minister of Communications and Information Technology.[8]
The European Union has ordered that Myat Hein's funds be frozen inside its jurisdiction.[7]
References[]
- ↑ Myanmar Information Committee, Yangon Archived 22 December 2010 at WebCite
- ↑ http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/religious/buddha2001/sept/sep30.html[dead link]
- ↑ http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2002/enlm/May7.htm Archived September 10, 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2003/enlm/may22_ir1.html[dead link]
- ↑ Ambassador Li Jinjun holds dinner in honor of the C-in-C (Air)and party to visit China soon Archived 22 December 2010 at WebCite
- ↑ Top-level defence visits between India, Myanmar - The Times of India Archived 22 December 2010 at WebCite
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/financialsanctions/ecreg1070_030620.pdf[dead link]
- ↑ Latt, Win Ko Ko (11 Feb 2013). "Air Force boss to take over telecoms". http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/4055-air-force-boss-to-take-over-telecoms.html. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
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