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Tun Tun Naung (; born 30 April 1963) is a Burmese military officer and the incumbent Minister for Home Affairs of
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 ...
. He was the former Union Minister of Border Affairs Tun Tun Naung is a career soldier, and currently holds the rank of Lieutenant General. As a Union Minister of Border Affairs, he was also a member of the Union Government and National Defence and Security Council.


Career

Tun Tun Naung was born in 1963 and graduated from the 25th intake of Defence Service Academy. His colleagues from 25th intake are General Mya Tun Oo, member of SAC and Lieutenant-General Aung Lin Dwe, Secretary of SAC. In 2010, he became the commander of 88th Light Infantry Division with the rank of Colonel. Later he became the commander of Eastern Central Command. In 2012 he became the commander of Northern Command with the rank Brigadier General and became the commander of Yangon Regional Command with the rank of Major General in 2014. In August 2015, he became the Chief of Bureau of Special Operations No (1), one of the high-level field units of
Myanmar Army The Myanmar Army (; ) is the largest branch of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar, and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. The Myanmar Army maintains the second largest active force in Southea ...
. In 2020 December, he was moved to
Tatmadaw 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 include ...
reserved force and became a member of Peace Negotiation Committee of Tatmadaw. After 2021 coup, Tun Tun Naung was appointed as Union Minister for Ministry of Border Affairs. He is also a member of National Defence and Security Council. A cabinet reshuffle on 31 January 2025 would see Tun Tun Naung swap roles with Minister for Home Affairs Yar Pyae, with Tun Tun Naung becoming Minister for Home Affairs and Yar Pyae becoming Minister of Border Affairs.


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Living people 1963 births Burmese generals Government ministers of Myanmar Defence Services Academy alumni {{Myanmar-bio-stub