Than Hlaing

Lieutenant-General Than Hlaing (Burmese: သန်းလှိုင်; born in 1965) is a Burmese politician and army officer who served as the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Chief of the Myanmar Police Force (MPF), appointed by the State Administration Council on 2 February 2021, in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. He previously served as the head of Eastern Central Command and North Western Command.

Than Hlaing
သန်းလှိုင်
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office
2 February 2021  2 May 2022
PresidentMyint Swe (acting)
Preceded bySoe Tint Naing
Succeeded byZin Min Htet
Chief of Myanmar Police Force
In office
2 February 2021  2 May 2022
Minister of Home AffairsSoe Htut
Preceded byAung Win Oo
Succeeded byZin Min Htet
Personal details
Born1965 (age 5859)
Union of Burma
NationalityBurmese
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
RankLieutenant General

The MPF falls within the jurisdiction of the Minister of Home Affairs, currently headed by Myanmar Army Lieutenant General Soe Htut. The chief of Police usually holds the rank of Police Major General. However, Than Hlaing holds the rank of Lieutenant-General. He was replaced by Major General Zin Min Htet in May 2022.

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