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Phone Myat

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TypePerson[sources]
NamePhone Myat · ဖုန်းမြတ်[sources]
Weak aliasဘုန်းမြတ်[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityMyanmar[sources]
CountryMyanmar[sources]
First namePhone Myat[sources]
TitleLieutenant General[sources]
Wikidata IDQ138516592[sources]
PositionAncien commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 3 des forces armées du Myanmar/de la Birmanie (Tatmadaw) · Ancien vice-ministre au ministère de l’intérieur · Commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 5 depuis janvier 2025 · Commander of Bureau Special Operation 5 (BSO 5) since January 2025 and was Commander of Bureau Special Operation 3 (BSO 3) of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) from April 2021 to January 2025. Previously, he served as Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Home Affairs between July 2020 and April 2021, and he was the commander of the Western Command between May 2019 and July 2020. · Commander of Bureau Special Operation 5 (BSO 5) since January 2025 and was Commander of Bureau Special Operation 3 (BSO 3) of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) from April 2021 to January 2025. Previously, he served as Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Home Affairs between July 2020 and April 2021, and he was the commander of the Western Command between May 2019 and July 2020. · 1 more...[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr[sources]
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Descriptions

(Date of UN designation: 2022-11-08)

Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Lieutenant General Phone Myat has been the Commander of Bureau of Special Operation 5 (BSO 5) since January 2025 and was Commander of Bureau of Special Operation 3 (BSO 3) of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) from April 2021 to January 2025. Previously, he served as Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Home Affairs between July 2020 and April 2021, and he was the commander of the Western Command between May 2019 and July 2020. As commander of BSO 5, Phone Myat commands and controls military forces in the area of Yangon. As commander of BSO 3, Phone Myat commanded and controlled military forces of the South Western Command (Ayeyarwaddy), the Southern Command (Bago and Magway) and the Western Command (Rakhine and Chin). Military forces under his command committed serious human rights violations, crimes and atrocities, including killings, ground and aerial attacks against civilians and massacres in the Magway region, Chin State and the Bago region. In his capacity as Commander of BSO 5 and former Commander of BSO 3, Phone Myat is responsible for serious human rights violations, for activities undermining democracy and the rule of law in Myanmar/Burma, as well as for actions that threaten the peace, security and stability of Myanmar/Burma.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Le général de corps d’armée Phone Myat a été le commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 5 depuis janvier 2025 et a été le commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 3 des forces armées du Myanmar/de la Birmanie (Tatmadaw) d’avril 2021 à janvier 2025. Auparavant, il a été vice-ministre au ministère de l’intérieur entre juillet 2020 et avril 2021, et il a été le commandant du commandement Ouest entre mai 2019 et juillet 2020. En tant que commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 5, Phone Myat commande et contrôle les forces militaires dans la région de Yangon. En tant que commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 3, Phone Myat a commandé et contrôlé les forces militaires du commandement Sud-Ouest (Ayeyarwaddy), du commandement Sud (Bago et Magway) et du commandement Ouest (Rakhine et Chin). Les forces militaires placées sous son commandement ont commis de graves violations des droits de l’homme, des crimes et des atrocités, notamment des meurtres, des attaques terrestres et aériennes contre des civils et des massacres dans la région de Magway, dans l’État de Chin et dans la région de Bago. En sa qualité de commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 5 et d’ancien commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 3, Phone Myat est responsable de graves violations des droits de l’homme, d’activités portant atteinte à la démocratie et à l’état de droit au Myanmar/en Birmanie, ainsi que d’actions qui menacent la paix, la sécurité et la stabilité du Myanmar/de la Birmanie.

French National Asset Freezing System,

Burmese military officer and home affairs minister (since 2026)

Wikidata non-official source,

Data sources

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,417

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

French National Asset Freezing System5,951

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Belgian Financial Sanctions5,938

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,703

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,170

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,597

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,510

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,912

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures.

Monaco · Monaco

External databases

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Wikidata328,010

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source


Source data IDs: ca-sema-ba8ed49a639799e1b0c3bc8f674410b0823cbf8e · mc-freezes-cbf69d4890d8ede8c3c0ed3a8dc0ac85ac262504 · NK-ebeb92K6DMsxWUBTrWsbyW · eu-tb-logical-145490 · be-fod-8038f147ad721f5ca2e502e88bc988faff061fe4 · fr-ga-5041 · ch-seco-57451 · eu-fsf-eu-9039-70

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