Ni Lin Aung
Major General Ni Lin Aung (Burmese: နီလင်းအောင်) is a Burmese military officer and current commander of the Eastern Central Command, which comprises central Shan State. Before being appointed in August 2022, he served as the commander of the Eastern Command.[1] In February 2022, in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'etat, he was sanctioned by the European Union for violating human rights and committing military atrocities and abuses against civilians, particularly for his culpability in the Mo So massacre in December 2021.[2][3][4][5] As of January 2022, he held the rank of Major General.[6]
Ni Lin Aung | |
|---|---|
နီလင်းအောင် | |
| Commander of the Eastern Central Command | |
| Assumed office August 2022 | |
| Leader | Min Aung Hlaing |
| Preceded by | Hla Moe |
| Commander of the Eastern Command | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Burma (now Myanmar) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Myanmar |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Eastern Command Eastern Central Command |
References
- "Myanmar Junta Reshuffles Regional Commanders". The Irrawaddy. 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- "Myanmar: Japan-Trained General Linked to Abusive Forces". Human Rights Watch. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- "Treasury Sanctions Military Leaders, Military-Affiliated Cronies and Businesses, and a Military Unit Prior to Armed Forces Day in Burma". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2022-03-25.
- "Ni Lin Aung". Open Sanctions. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- "Backgrounder – Additional sanctions for Myanmar". www.canada.ca. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- "SAC Vice-Chairman Deputy Commander-in-Chief Of Defence Services Vice-Senior General Soe Win Addresses Families Of Officers, Other Ranks From Loikaw And Pekhon Stations". Global New Light Of Myanmar. 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
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