Lieutenant General Myint Soe ( my, မြင့်စိုး) is a retired Burmese military officer and politician who served as the commander of the from 28 May 2013 to 11 August 2015, and . He has played a leading role in difficult and at times fractious negotiations between the government and the

Kachin Independence Organisation The Kachin Independence Organisation ( my, ကချင်လွတ်လပ်ရေးအဖွဲ့ချုပ်; abbreviated KIO) is a Kachin political organisation in Myanmar (Burma), established on 5 February 1961. It has an armed wi ...

in 2013. He was the representative of the Ministry of Defense at the Myitkyina peace talks.

Aung Min Aung Min ( my, အောင်မင်း) is the incumbent Minister of the President's Office of Myanmar (Burma), chairperson of Myanmar Peace Centre and a former Minister for Rail Transportation of Myanmar (Burma). He is also a retired Major Ge ...

, a minister and one of the peace talks' leaders, told the media that in this meeting, Myint Soe handed over all the power regarding military affairs by the

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services The commander-in-chief of Defence Services () is the commanding officer of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar. Since a state of emergency was declared following the 2021 military coup d'état, the commander-in-chief has been the highest a ...

. Myint Soe graduated from the 61st intake of the

Officers Training School, Bahtoo The Army Officers Training School, Bahtoo ( my, တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း) ဗိုလ်သင်တန်းကျောင်း (ဗထူး), abbreviated OTS) is an officer candidate school for the Myanmar Army located in Ba ...

. In 2006, he served as the operation commander of the 5 Military Operations Command with the rank of brigadier general.

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Living people Burmese generals Year of birth missing (living people) Officers Training School, Bahtoo alumni {{Myanmar-bio-stub