Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Navy

The Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Navy (Burmese: ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ် (ရေ)) is the highest-ranking officer in the Myanmar Navy, responsible for the command, control, and administration of all naval forces. The officeholder reports directly to the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and is a member of the highest defence leadership within the country. Following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, leadership changes in the Navy have been closely tied to wider military reshuffles.^[1]

Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Navy
ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ် (ရေ)
Incumbent Htein Win since 13 July 2024
Ministry of Defence
Member of	National Defence and Security Council
Reports to	Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
Seat	Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Appointer	State President
Term length	No fixed term

List of Commanders-in-Chief

No.	Photo	Rank	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
						Serial	Education	Other
1		Commander	Khin Maung Bo	4 January 1948	13 June 1952	BN 4017	BRNVR
2		Commodore	Than Pe	13 June 1952	21 May 1962	BN 1001	BRNVR
3		Commodore	Thaung Tin	30 May 1962	7 March 1974	BN 1025
4		Rear Admiral	Chit Hlaing	8 March 1974	15 October 1980	BN 3011	BIN
5		Rear Admiral	Maung Maung Win	16 October 1980	4 November 1985	BN 3021
6		Vice Admiral	Maung Maung Khin	5 November 1985	4 February 1992	BN 1038
7		Vice Admiral	Than Nyunt	5 February 1992	15 June 1995
8		Vice Admiral	Tin Aye	16 June 1995	13 November 1997
9		Vice Admiral	Nyunt Thein	24 November 1997	29 July 2000	BN 1087	DSA 3
10		Vice Admiral	Kyi Min	9 August 2000	1 January 2004	BN 1107	DSA 6
11		Vice Admiral	Soe Thein	2 January 2004	20 June 2008	BN 1181	DSA 11
12		Admiral	Nyan Tun	21 June 2008	15 August 2012		DSA 16
13		Admiral	Thura Thet Swe	31 August 2012	10 August 2015	BN 1282	DSA 22
14		Admiral	Tin Aung San[2]	11 August 2015	1 February 2021		DSA 23	Later appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Communications.
15		Admiral	Moe Aung[3]	2 February 2021	9 January 2024	BN 1374	DSA 28	Transferred to serve as National Security Advisor.[1]
16		Admiral	Zwe Win Myint	9 January 2024	12 July 2024		DSA 30	Resigned after six months.[4]
17		Admiral	Htein Win[5]	13 July 2024	Present		DSA 29

See also

• Myanmar Navy
• Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
• Ministry of Defence (Myanmar)