Tin Sein

For the footballer, see Tin Sein (footballer).

Major General Tin Sein (Burmese: တင်စိန်, 22 February 1927 – 15 August 2020) was a Burmese military official and major general in the Myanmar Army. He has served as Deputy Minister of Defence of Myanmar under Ne Win's cabinet.^[1][2]

Major General Tin Sein
တင်စိန်
Deputy Minister for Defence of Myanmar
In office c. 1980–?
Personal details
Born	22 February 1927 Rangoon, British Burma
Died	15 August 2020(2020-08-15) (aged 93)
Nationality	Burmese
Relations	Nay Shwe Thway Aung (grandson)
Children	Nay Soe Maung
Occupation	Military general, Union Minister
Military service
Allegiance	Myanmar
Branch/service	Myanmar Army
Rank	Major General

In 1979, he was promoted to major general in the Myanmar Army and served as a military regional command. He took on the role of the first minister in the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, which was the first to be established in Myanmar's civil sector. In 1983, he retired from the military and was appointed as the Burmese ambassador to Vietnam.^[2]

Tin Sein's son, Nay Soe Maung married Kyi Kyi Shwe, the daughter of Than Shwe, Myanmar's dictator and formerly head of a military junta.^[3]

Tin Sein died on 15 August 2020.^[4]