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Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services

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Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
ဒုတိယတပ်မတော်ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ်
Flag of the deputy commander-in-chief
Incumbent
Vice-Senior General Soe Win
since 30 March 2011
Tatmadaw
Member ofNational Defence and Security Council
State Administration Council (2021)
Caretaker Government (2021)
Reports toCommander-in-Chief of Defence Services
ResidenceNaypyidaw
AppointerPresident of Myanmar
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Myanmar
First holderSaw 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

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List of Deputy Commanders-in-Chief of Defence Services[3]
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. 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. 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

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References

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  1. ^ Article V - The Union Government, Section 201 of the Constitution of Myanmar (2008)
  2. ^ Maung Aung Myoe (1999). Building the Tatmadaw. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 73. ISBN 9780731527427.
  3. ^ Maung Kyaw Zaw (January 2022). အထွေထွေဗဟုသုတ (၂၀၂၂–၂၀၂၃) [General Knowledge (2022–2023)]. Yangon: ကြယ်စင်စာပေ. p. 163.