Kyaw Swar Lin | |
|---|---|
| ကျော်စွာလင်း | |
| Quartermaster General of Myanmar Army | |
| Assumed office May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant General Nyo Saw |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Spouse | Nan Ku Ku |
| Alma mater | Defence Services Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Myanmar |
| Branch/service |  Myanmar Army |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
Kyaw Swar Lin (Burmese: ကျော်စွာလင်း) is a Burmese military general who is current serving as the Quartermaster General in Myanmar Army.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in 1971, Kyaw Swar Lin graduated from the 35th intake of the Defense Services Academy.[1]
Career
[edit]Kyaw Swar Lin served as a junior officer to Lieutenant-General Moe Myint Tun, commander of the Bureau of Special Operations. They served together on operations in Rakhine State prior to 2018.[2] However, Kyaw Swar Lin came to prominence when he was appointed head of Tatmadaw's Mandalay-based Central Command, ranked as a Major General in 2018.[3] In May 1971 , he was the youngest person ever to be promoted to Lieutenant General within the Tatmadaw. He was also appointed quartermaster general, succeeding Lieutenant General Nyo Saw, who retired.[4][5]
Kyaw Swar Lin runs the Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC), and sits on Myanma Economic Holdings Limited’s patron group under Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing.[6] He also manages the military budget, which has accounted for 13%-15% of the overall national budget every year since 2012.[7]
Post coup involvement
[edit]As the commander of the Myanmar military (or Tatmadaw)’s Central Command, he is accused of ordering soldiers to open fire on anti-regime protesters in Mandalay in February and March 2021.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit]Kyaw Swar Lin is married to Nan Ku Ku (နန်းကူကူး), a medical doctor, and has a daughter, Nan Lin Lae Oo, who is in her final year studying international studies at Toyo University.[8][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Min Aung Hlaing makes himself military supremo for life". Myanmar NOW. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Asia in Review SEA Myanmar 2019-2020 | German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG)".
- ^ "Min Aung Hlaing reshuffles senior military ranks ahead of election". 19 May 2020.
- ^ "INFAMOUS MYANMAR MILITARY SKIP GENERATION MONOPOLY MAY2020". Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Younger Myanmar Military Officers Promoted to Key Roles in Reshuffle". The Irrawaddy. 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Systemic Conflict of Interest in Myanmar Military Allows for Serious Corruption". Progressive Voice. 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Military-Corporate conflicts of interest 'inflame' Myanmar's civil wars, rights group says". Myanmar NOW.
- ^ a b "Social Media Campaign Shames Adult Children of Senior Myanmar Junta Members". The Irrawaddy. 22 March 2021.
- ^ "NUG supports sanctions against family members of coup leaders, human rights minister says". Myanmar NOW.
- ^ "စစ်ကောင်စီတွင် တာဝန်အရှိဆုံး စစ်ဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီးများ". Myanmar NOW (in Burmese). Retrieved 3 August 2022.