Vice Senior General Soe Win
Governance Structure of MEHL and MECIndependent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar August 2019
Creation Date: 27 June 2019 Sources: IIFFM Myanmar Contact: [email protected] standup4humanrights.org
TATMADAW LEADERS IN POSITIONS AT MEHL, LTD.
Current high-ranking Tatmadaw officials, including those accused of some of the gravest crimes under international law, have significant control and influence over Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL). Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Vice Senior General Soe Win lead the Patron Group of
MEHL; the Mission has on reasonable grounds identified both as being responsible for crimes under international law. This diagram illustrates that the highest levels of Tatmadaw leadership have significant roles in the governance and ownership of MEHL.
Senior General Min Aung HlaingCommander-in-Chief
Named by the Mission Sanctioned by the U.S.
Deputy Commander-in-Chief
Commander-in-Chief of Army
Lt. General Mya Tun OoJoint Chief of Staff
Brig. General Kyaw Myo Win*N/A
Major Ming Khine*N/A
Major Ni Aung*Managing Director of Myanmar
Port Authority
Brig. General Kyaw Tin* / Kyaw HtinDirector General of Customs
Department
* Retired
Known hierarchy of the Tatmadaw
Other parts of government or Tatmadaw hierarchy
Rear Admiral Moe AungNavy Chief of Staff
Lt. General Htun AungAir Force Chief of Staff
Admiral Tin Aung SanCommander-in-Chief of Navy
General Maung Maung KyawCommander-in-Chief of Air Force
OtherDepartments
Lt. General Nyo SawQuartermaster General
Lt. General Min NaungInspector General
Major Gen. Moe Myint HtunArmy Chief of Staff
Lt. General Hsan OoAdjutant-General
Myanmar War Veterans’ Organization representatives at MEHL
MEHL Patron Group
Chairman of Patron Group
Vice Chairman ofPatron Group
MEHL POSITIONS
Patron Group members
MEHL Managing Director
MEHL Director (other) Also affiliated with MEC
Not affiliated with MEHL
MEHL Chairman &Patron GroupSecretary
MEHL Director (active)
Brig. General Aung Kyaw HoeDefense Permanent Secretary
Aung Lin HtunN/A
Thant SweN/A
Thant ZinN/A
Thein ToeN/A
Zin Min HtetN/A
Khin Maung SoeCommander, 15th Light Infantry
DivisionSanctioned by EU, US, UK & Australia
Major General Aung Zay YaDirector of Military Electrical and
Mechanical Engineers
Brig. Gen. Thaik SoeVice Quartermaster
Maj. Gen. Maung Maung MyintDirector of Military Engineers
Major General Zaw Lwin OoDirector of Supply and Transport
Major General Thaw LwinDirector of Signals Intelligence
Major General Khin Maung ThanDirector for Military Procurement
Lt. General Aung Lin DweJudge Advocate General and fmr.
Western Commander (2015)
Named by the Mission Sanctioned by the U.S.
Creation Date: 27 June 2019 Sources: IIFFM Myanmar Contact: [email protected] standup4humanrights.org
TATMADAW LEADERS IN POSITIONS AT MEC, LTD.
Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) is fully owned and controlled by the Ministry of Defense and is a direct source of revenue for the Tatmadaw. MEC is controlled by the Quartermaster General's Office. MEC also has a wholly-owned private subsidiary, MEC Limited. The Board of MEC Limited includes the Chiefs of Staff of the Army, Navy and Air Force, the Defense Permanent Secretary, and the Directors of the Directorates of Supply and
Transport, Signals Intelligence, and Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Commander of the 15th Light Infantry Division, Khin Maung Soe, who is sanctioned by the European Union, United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, serves as a MEC Director. This diagram illustrates that the high level operational leadership of the Tatmadaw controls MEC.
Brig. General Aung Kyaw HoeDefense Permanent Secretary
Aung Lin HtunN/A
Thant SweN/A
Thant ZinN/A
Thein ToeN/A
Zin Min HtetN/A
Khin Maung SoeCommander, 15th Light Infantry
DivisionSanctioned by EU, US, UK & Australia
Brig. General Kyaw Myo Win*N/A
Major Ming Khine*N/A
Major Ni Aung*Managing Director of Myanmar
Port Authority
Brig. General Kyaw Tin* / Kyaw HtinDirector General of Customs
Department
* Retired
Known hierarchy of the Tatmadaw
Other parts of government or Tatmadaw hierarchy
Rear Admiral Moe AungNavy Chief of Staff
Lt. General Htun AungAir Force Chief of Staff
Lt. General Nyo SawQuartermaster General
Major Gen. Moe Myint HtunArmy Chief of Staff
Governance Structure of MEHL and MECIndependent International Fact-Finding Mission of Myanmar
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Senior General Min Aung HlaingCommander-in-Chief
Named by the Mission Sanctioned by the U.S.
Lt. General Mya Tun OoJoint Chief of Staff
Admiral Tin Aung SanCommander-in-Chief of Navy
General Maung Maung KyawCommander-in-Chief of Air Force
Lt. General Hsan OoAdjutant-General
OtherDepartments
Lt. General Min NaungInspector General
Major General Khin Maung ThanDirector for Military Procurement
Lt. General Aung Lin DweJudge Advocate General and fmr.
Western Commander (2015)
Vice Senior General Soe WinDeputy Commander-in-Chief
Commander-in-Chief of Army
Named by the Mission Sanctioned by the U.S.
MEHL Patron Group
MEC POSITIONS
MEC Managing Director
MEC Directors Not affiliated with MEC
Directors also affilatedwith MEHL
Major General Aung Zay YaDirector of Military Electrical and
Mechanical Engineers
Brig. Gen. Thaik SoeVice Quartermaster
Maj. Gen. Maung Maung MyintDirector of Military Engineers
Major General Zaw Lwin OoDirector of Supply and Transport
Major General Thaw LwinDirector of Signals Intelligence
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