Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
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| Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services | |
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| ဒုတိယတပ်မတော်ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ် | |
 Flag of the deputy commander-in-chief | |
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| Tatmadaw | |
| Member of | National Defence and Security Council State Administration Council (2021) Caretaker Government (2021) |
| Reports to | Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services |
| Residence | Naypyidaw |
| Appointer | President of Myanmar |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Myanmar |
| First holder | Saw Kyar Doe |
The Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (Burmese: ဒုတိယတပ်မတော်ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ်) is the second highest military rank in the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar. The Deputy Commander-in-Chief is appointed by the President, in consultation with the National Defence and Security Council, of which they are also a member.[1] The Deputy Commander-in-Chief also traditionally serves as army commander-in-chief.[2]
List
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Service number | Name and rank | Serving period | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BC 5107 | Brigadier General Saw Kyar Doe | 4 January 1948 – 1 August 1948 | ||
| 2. | .jpg) | BC 3502 | Brigadier General Ne Win | 1 August 1948 – 1 February 1949 | Later became the Commander-in-Chief |
| 3. |  | BC 3458 | Brigadier General Aung Gyi | 1 February 1949 – 15 February 1963 | |
| 4. |  | BC 3567 | Major General San Yu | 15 February 1963 – 20 April 1972 | Later became the Commander-in-Chief |
| 5. | .jpg) | BC 3561 | Lieutenant General Thura Tin Oo | 20 April 1972 – 8 March 1974 | Later became the Commander-in-Chief |
| 6. |  | BC 5322 | Lieutenant General Thura Kyaw Htin | 8 March 1974 – 6 March 1976 | Later became the Commander-in-Chief |
| 7. | BC 6133 | Lieutenant General Aye Ko | 6 March 1976 – 13 March 1981 | ||
| 8. | BC 5896 | Lieutenant General Tun Yi | 13 March 1981 – 1983 | ||
| 9. | BC 6187 | Lieutenant General Saw Maung | 1983 – 4 November 1985 | Later became the Commander-in-Chief | |
| 10. |  | BC 6710 | General Than Shwe | 4 November 1985 – 23 April 1992 | Later became the Commander-in-Chief |
| 11. |  | BC 7875 | Vice Senior General Maung Aye | 23 April 1992 – 30 March 2011 | |
| 12. | | BC 16489 | Vice Senior General Soe Win | 30 March 2011 - present | Incumbent |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Article V - The Union Government, Section 201 of the Constitution of Myanmar (2008)
- ^ Maung Aung Myoe (1999). Building the Tatmadaw. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 73. ISBN 9780731527427.
- ^ Maung Kyaw Zaw (January 2022). အထွေထွေဗဟုသုတ (၂၀၂၂–၂၀၂၃) [General Knowledge (2022–2023)]. Yangon: ကြယ်စင်စာပေ. p. 163.
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