The Ministry of Defence (; abbreviated MoD) is a government ministry in Myanmar (Burma), responsible for the country's national security and the armed forces (the Tatmadaw). The ministry has the largest share of the national budget among all government ministries, with a budget of $2.289 billion USD in 2013. As part of the Burma Sanctions Program, the United States government prohibits its citizens from doing business with the Ministry of Defence of Myanmar or its affiliates.
Departments Union Minister Office Department of International and Internal Affairs Account Office Directorate of Procurement
The Ministry of Defence also generates significant revenue from business interests, by owning and operating a large business conglomerate, the Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC). MEC is owned by the Tatmadaw's Quartermaster General’s Office, and is a direct source of revenue for the Burmese military, even though earnings from MEC are not declared in the ministry's budget.
List of ministers Portrait Name Term of office Political party Cabinet Took office Left office Time in office Counsellor at Defence Department 1 Aung San 28 September 1946 19 July 1947 † Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League 2 Bo Let Ya 1 August 1947 8 May 1948 Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League Minister for Defence for Administering the War Office (2) Bo Let Ya 8 May 1948 13 September 1948 Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League 3 U Nu 14 September 1948 3 April 1949 Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League 4 Major GeneralNe Win 4 April 1949 9 September 1950 5 18 September 1950 15 March 1952 6 U Ba Swe 16 March 1952 1 January 1956 Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League Minister for Defence (6) U Ba Swe 1 January 1956 4 June 1958 Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League 7 Bo Hmu Aung 9 June 1958 28 September 1958 (4) GeneralNe Win 29 September 1958 15 March 1960 (3) U Nu 16 March 1960 2 March 1962 Union Party Commissar for Defence (4) GeneralNe Win 2 March 1962 20 April 1972 Burma Socialist Programme Party Minister for Defence 8 GeneralSan Yu 21 April 1972 7 March 1974 Burma Socialist Programme Party 9 GeneralTin Oo 8 March 1974 6 March 1976 Burma Socialist Programme Party 10 GeneralKyaw Htin 7 March 1976 27 July 1988 Burma Socialist Programme Party 11 Senior GeneralSaw Maung 28 July 1988 19 March 1992 Military State Peace and Development Council 12 Senior GeneralThan Shwe 20 March 1992 29 March 2011 Union Solidarity and Development Association State Peace and Development Council Union Minister for Defence 13 Lieutenant General Hla Min 30 March 2011 7 September 2012 Military Thein Sein 14 Lieutenant General Wai Lwin 8 September 2012 12 August 2015 Military Thein Sein 15 Lieutenant General Sein Win 25 August 2015 1 February 2021 Military Thein SeinHtin KyawWin Myint 16 General Mya Tun Oo 2 February 2021 2 August 2023 Military Min Aung Hlaing 17 Admiral Tin Aung San 2 August 2023 17 December 2024 Military Min Aung Hlaing 18 General Maung Maung Aye 18 December 2024 10 April 2026 Military Min Aung Hlaing Nyo Saw 19 General Htun Aung 11 April 2026 Incumbent Military Min Aung Hlaing
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