Phone Myat

In this Burmese name, the given name is Phone Myat. There is no family name.

Phone Myat
ဘုန်းမြတ်
Commander of Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) No. 3
Incumbent
Assumed office April 2021
Leader	Min Aung Hlaing
Deputy Minister of Border Affairs
In office July 2020 – 2021
Succeeded by	Than Htut
Commander of the Western Command
In office May 2019 – July 2020
Preceded by	Soe Tint Naing
Succeeded by	Htin Latt Oo
Personal details
Born	c. 1964 (1964) (age 61) Burma (now Myanmar)
Alma mater	Officers Training School, Bahtoo
Military service
Allegiance	Myanmar
Branch/service	Myanmar Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Western Command Northwestern Command

Lieutenant General Phone Myat (Burmese: ဘုန်းမြတ်; born c. 1964) is a Burmese military officer and current commander of the Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) No. 3, which encompasses military forces in Ayeyarwady, Bago and Magway Regions, and Rakhine and Chin States. He has been sanctioned by the European Union, Switzerland, and Canada for violating human rights and committing crimes against civilians in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.^[1][2]

Military career

Thet Pon graduated from the Officers Training School, Bahtoo.^[3] He served as the commander of the Northeastern Command from 2017 to 2018, the Western Command from May 2019 to July 2020, and was appointed as a deputy minister for border affairs from 2020 to 2021.^[4][1] He was appointed as commander of BSO No. 3 in April 2021.^[1] As of October 2022, he administered the Office of the Commander-in-Chief.^[4]

See also

• 2021–2023 Myanmar civil war
• State Administration Council
• Tatmadaw

References

1. "Phone Myat". Open Sanctions. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
2. "Backgrounder – Additional sanctions for Myanmar". Government of Canada. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
3. Htet, Thu (2020-07-28). "Myanmar's Western Commander Appointed Deputy Minister at Military-Controlled Border Affairs Ministry". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
4. "Myanmar Generals Welcomed by Bangladesh Military Chiefs". The Irrawaddy. 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-02-19.