Lt. Gen. Sein Win (, ) is a Burmese politician and lieutenant general in the

Myanmar Armed Forces The Tatmadaw, also known as the Sit-Tat, is the armed forces of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. Auxiliary services includ ...

who served as the

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Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

from 24 August 2015 to 1 February 2021.

Early life and education

Sein Win was born on 24 July 1956 to Chit Maung and Daw Kyi in the village of Khabaungkyaing in Taze Township,

Sagaing Division Sagaing Region (, ; formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east. It is border ...

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(now Sagaing Region, Myanmar). Sein Win graduated from the 54th intake of the

Officers Training School, Bahtoo The Army Officers Training School, Bahtoo (, abbreviated OTS) is an officer candidate school for the Myanmar Army located in Bahtoo Station, Shan State, Myanmar. The Commandant of the OTS is Brigadier General Myo Zaw Win (BC - 27081). OTS trains a ...

Career

He headed the newly created Air Defense Office under the Ministry of Defense in 2002, long before becoming a defense minister. From 2010, he served as

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of the Bureau of Air Defence of the

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. He was appointed Minister of Defence by military officials on 24 August 2015, along with the Minister of Border Affairs. In his capacity as Defense Minister, Sein Win also attended occasional regional meetings and might therefore be able to potentially relate to other Southeast Asian governments on relevant issues.

Personal life

Sein Win is married to Myint Myint Aye, and has 3 daughters, Shwe Sin, Ngwe Sin, and Kyi Sin.

References

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