Lwin Oo ( လွင်ဦး; born 31 January 1961) is a Burmese retired military officer and veteran diplomat who served as the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Myanmar. Prior to this role, he held the positions of Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs[2] and the Myanmar Ambassador to Russia.[3]
Lwin Oo | |
|---|---|
လွင်ဦး | |
| Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Myanmar | |
| In office 31 July 2025 – 10 April 2026 | |
| Appointed by | National Defence and Security Council |
| President | Min Aung Hlaing (Acting) |
| Nyo Saw | |
| Preceded by | Sit Aye |
| Succeeded by | Soe Thein |
| Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 25 September 2023 – 31 July 2025 | |
| Ambassador of Myanmar to Russia | |
| In office 17 July 2021 – 25 September 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ko Ko Shein[1] |
| Succeeded by | Thit Linn Ohn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1961 |
| Spouse | Myint Thandar |
| Defence Services Academy (24th Intake) | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Myanmar |
| Branch/service |  Myanmar Air Force |
Years of service | 1981–2015 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Myanmar Air Force |
Military career
editLwin Oo is a graduate of the Defence Services Academy (24th Intake). He served in the Myanmar Air Force until 2015, concluding his military career with the rank of Major General as the Chief of Staff (Air).
2015 Kokang Incident
editDuring the 2015 Kokang offensive,[4] Myanmar Air Force operations resulted in shells and bombs landing within the territory of the People's Republic of China on at least two occasions. Following significant diplomatic pressure and military exercises by China along the border, he was removed from his post as Chief of Staff (Air) by the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services.[5][6]
Diplomatic career
editIn late June 2015, Lwin Oo transitioned from the Air Force to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the rank of Ambassador. His diplomatic assignments included:
- Nepal: Served as Ambassador starting in 2015.[7]
- Bangladesh: Transferred as Ambassador on 27 October 2017.
- Philippines: Appointed as Ambassador on 18 November 2019.[8]
- Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan: Appointed as Ambassador to Russia on 17 July 2021, and concurrently accredited to Belarus and Kazakhstan on 22 April 2022.[9]
Political career
editThe State Administration Council appointed him as the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs on 25 September 2023.[10] He formally assumed the post after his retirement from the civil service on 11 October 2023.[11]
On 31 July 2025, he was reassigned from his deputy ministerial post to serve as the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Myanmar.[12]
Honors
edit- Excellent Performance in Administration (First Class) (27 March 2022)[13]
- Sithu (17 April 2022)[14]
- Thiri Pyanchi (2 March 2026)[15]
References
edit- ↑ "Chronology of Ambassadors served in Myanmar Embassy, Moscow". Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Moscow (Russia). Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ↑ "Myanmar reiterates commitment to maintain stability, order along border with China". Xinhua. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "Ceremony for presenting foreign ambassadors' letters of credence". The Kremlin, Moscow. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "ကိုးကန့် တိုက်ပွဲ ပြင်းထန်". VOA Burmese. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "မြန်မာစစ်ဦးစီးအရာရှိချုပ် ( လေ) ရာထူးဖယ်ရှားခံရ". VOA Burmese. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "စစ်ဦးစီးအရာရှိချုပ်(လေ)ဗိုလ်ချုပ်လွင်ဦး ဖယ်ရှား ခံရ". BBC Burmese. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "Ambassador call on Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal". Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Kathmandu. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "President Rodrigo Roa Duterte with Ambassador Lwin Oo". Office of the President of the Philippines. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "U Lwin Oo concurrently accredited as Ambassador of Myanmar to the Republic of Belarus". Myanmar National Portal. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "Appointment of Deputy Ministers". MOI Myanmar. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs Notification 612/2023". Myanmar Gazette. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "Appointment of Chairman and Members of Anti-Corruption Commission". MOI Myanmar. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ↑ "Conferring Honorary Titles and Medals". NPE. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ↑ "SAC Order No. 63/2022: Conferring Honorary Titles" (PDF). SAC Office. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ↑ "Conferring Honorary Titles". Ministry of Information. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.