Ye Win Oo

Ye Win Oo (born 21 February 1966) is a Burmese armed general and military officer who has served as Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services since March 2026. Prior to that, he briefly served as Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Army, Chief of Military Security Affairs from 2020 to 2026, Secretary of the State Administration Council from 2021 to 2025, and then the State Security and Peace Commission since 2025, and also held other various military posts under the leadership of Min Aung Hlaing between 2016 and 2026.

He concurrently serves as the Joint Chief Executive of the newly established Office of the National Defence and Security Council and served as joint secretary of the State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC). He was appointed as Joint Secretary of the SAC on 2 February 2021, in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.

Early life and education Ye Win Oo was born on 21 February 1966. He graduated from the Officers Training School, Bahtoo in 1989 as part of the 77th intake.

Military career From 2018 to 2020, he served as the commander of the Southwestern Command, which encompasses Ayeyarwady Region.

The Government of Canada has imposed sanctions on him since 18 February 2021, pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act and the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations, in response to the gravity of the human rights and humanitarian situation in Myanmar (formerly Burma). Canadian sanctions include freezing of assets under Canada and a ban on transactions with Canadian persons.

HM Treasury and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom have imposed sanctions on him since 25 February 2021, for his responsibility for serious human rights violations in Burma. The UK sanctions include freezing of assets under the UK and a ban on traveling or transiting to the UK.

Furthermore, the Council of the European Union has imposed sanctions on him since 22 March 2021, pursuant to Council Regulation (EU) 2021/479 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/480, which amended Council Regulation (EU) No 401/2013, for his responsibility for the military coup and the subsequent military and police repression against peaceful demonstrators. The EU sanctions include freezing of assets under member countries of the EU and a ban on traveling or transiting to those countries.

Personal life Ye Win Oo is married to Daw Nilar (b. 1968), and has one daughter, Theit Thinzar Ye (b. 1997).