Lieutenant General Thet Pon (Burmese: သက်ပုံ, also spelt Thet Pone) (BC - 20735), is a Burmese military officer and current commander of the Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) No. 5 for the Yangon Region. He was appointed to the post in June 2020, and previously served as the commander of the Yangon Command.[1] He has been sanctioned by the European Union, Switzerland, and Canada for violating human rights and committing crimes against civilians.[2][3]
Thet Pon | |
|---|---|
သက်ပုံ | |
| Commander of Bureau of Special Operations for Yangon Region | |
| Assumed office June 2020 | |
| Leader | Min Aung Hlaing |
| Commander of the Yangon Command | |
| In office May 2017 – June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Min Naung |
| Succeeded by | Nyunt Win Swe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Burma (now Myanmar) |
| Spouse | Hnin Hnin Ei |
| Children | Phyo Pyae Thet Pon Min Pyae Thet Pon |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Myanmar |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Yangon Command |
Military career
editThet Pon graduated from the 29th Intake of the Defence Services Academy.[1]
Personal life
editThet Pon is married to Hnin Hnin Ei, and has two sons, Phyo Pyae Thet Pon and Min Pyae Thet Pon.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b KyawThu (2020-07-01). "Myanmar Military Makes Major Reshuffle". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Thet Pon". Open Sanctions. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Backgrounder – Additional sanctions for Myanmar". www.canada.ca. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "သက်ပုံ (ဒုတိယဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး) – နွေဦးမြန်မာ". Nway Oo Myanmar. Retrieved 2023-02-18.