Senior general () is the highest rank in the

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(the armed forces of

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), only held by the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (CinCDS). Since 2011, an officer appointed as CinCDS has to be quickly promoted one higher rank every year until he get the rank of Senior general. An officer holding the rank of Senior general can wear any uniform from any of the branches of the

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History

In 1990, the Myanmar Armed Forces underwent structural changes, during which Commander-in-Chief General

Saw Maung Saw Maung (; ; 5 December 1928 – 24 July 1997) was a Burmese military leader and statesman who served as Chairman of the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) and Prime Minister of Burma from 1988 until 1992, when he was deposed ...

elevated himself to the rank of Senior General on 18 March 1990, becoming the first person to hold this rank.

Than Shwe Than Shwe (; ; born 2 February 1933) is a retired Burmese army general who held influential positions within Myanmar's government. Serving as the chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) from 1992 to 2011, he played a signifi ...

was subsequently promoted directly from the rank of

General A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...

to Senior General on 23 April 1993. He served in this position until his

retirement Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from one's active working life. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours or workload. Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ...

on 30 March 2011. In March 2013,

Min Aung Hlaing Min Aung Hlaing (born 3 July 1956) is a Burmese army general who has ruled Myanmar as the chairman of the State Administration Council, chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) since seizing power in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Fe ...

was promoted to Senior General from his prior role as Vice-senior general.

List of rank holders

References

{{reflist Five-star officers Military ranks of Myanmar

History

List of rank holders

See also

References