The commander-in-chief of Defence Services () is the commanding officer of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

. Since a state of emergency was declared following the 2021 military coup d'état, the commander-in-chief has been the highest authority in the country, with plenary power delegated by the

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and the National Defence and Security Council. According to the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, the commander-in-chief is appointed by the president of Myanmar upon nomination by the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC), chaired by the president; the commander-in-chief is also a member of the NDSC. Article 418 of the 2008 Constitution allows the commander-in-chief broad authority over the government if the president declares a

state of emergency A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to be able to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. A government can declare such a state du ...

in coordination with the NDSC. This happened after the 2021 military coup d'état: military-installed Acting President Myint Swe declared a state of emergency and transferred power to Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing, who then formed a military junta, the State Administration Council. The current commander-in-chief is Senior General

Min Aung Hlaing Min Aung Hlaing ( my, မင်းအောင်လှိုင် abbreviated: MAL ; born 3 July 1956) also known as Alaungsithu is a Burmese politician and army general who has ruled Myanmar as the chairman of the State Administration Co ...

, since 30 March 2011."New commander in chief of defence services: General Min Aung Hlaing"
, Mizzima, 30 March 2011.

List of commanders-in-chief

Timeline

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Ne Win Ne Win ( my, နေဝင်း ; 10 July 1910, or 14 or 24 May 1911 – 5 December 2002) was a Burmese politician and military commander who served as Prime Minister of Burma from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1974, and also President of Burma ...

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Than Shwe Than Shwe ( my, သန်းရွှေ, ; born 2 February 1933 or 3 May 1935) is a Burmese strongman politician who was the head of state of Myanmar from 1992 to 2011 as Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC). During thi ...

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Notes

References

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Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services