Soe Htut

Soe Htut (Burmese: စိုးထွဋ်; born 29 March 1960) is Burmese military officer and incumbent Minister for Home Affairs of Myanmar. Soe Htut is a career soldier, and currently holds the rank of Lieutenant General.[1]

Soe Htut
စိုးထွဋ်
Minister for Home Affairs
Assumed office
March 2020
PresidentWin Myint
Preceded byKyaw Swe
Personal details
Born29 March 1960 (1960-03-29) (age 60)
Mandalay, Burma
NationalityMyanmar
Military service
Branch/serviceMyanmar Army
RankLieutenant General

Early life and education

Soe Htut was born to an army general, Brigadier General Lun Maung, and his wife Shwe Thet, in Mandalay, Burma (now Myanmar).[2] He graduated from the 64th intake of the Officer Training School, and received a bachelor's degree in physics, and a master's degree in defence studies.[3][2] Soe Htut is married to Nila Sein, and has three sons, Min Than Htut, Soe Min Htut, and Sithu Htut.[2]

Career

Soe Htut was nominated by Myanmar's commander-in-chief, Min Aung Hlaing, and appointed in March 2020, replacing Lieutenant General Kyaw Swe.[3] According to analysts, Kyaw Swe's close relationship with Aung San Suu Kyi may have prompted the ministerial replacement.[3] Prior to this appointment, Soe Htut had been appointed as the head of Office of Military Security Affairs in 2016.[4]

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References
  1. "Myanmar Picks Military Intelligence Veteran as New Home Affairs Minister". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  2. "စိုးထွဋ်ကိုယ်ရေးအကျဉ်း". Myanmar NOW (in Burmese). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. "Who Is Myanmar's New Home Affairs Minister?". The Irrawaddy. 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  4. "Myanmar spy chief named home affairs minister". The Myanmar Times. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2020-04-25.


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