Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air)
Myanmar military appointment of Joint Chief of Staff, subordinate to Commanders-in-Chief
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Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) (Burmese: ညှိနှိုင်းကွပ်ကဲရေးမှူး(ကြည်း၊ ရေ၊ လေ); abbr. ညှိကွပ်), also spelled "Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy, Air)", is a single-person appointment of joint chief of staff in Myanmar Defence Services a.k.a. Tatmadaw, the combined armed forces of Myanmar. Created in 2002, it was originally the third highest appointment,[1][2] higher than the Commander-in-Chief (Navy) and Commander-in-Chief (Air).[3] Since the reorganization in April 2026, it has been demoted to the fifth highest appointment, now lower than the commanders-in-chief of navy and air.[2] Army generals are usually appointed in this position but, notably, a Commander-in-Chief (Air) has simultaneously served as the Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air).[4]
| Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) | |
|---|---|
| ညှိနှိုင်းကွပ်ကဲရေးမှူး(ကြည်း၊ရေ၊လေ) | |
since 30 March 2026 | |
| Office of the Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) | |
| Reports to | Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services |
| Seat | Naypyidaw, Myanmar |
| Appointer | Military Appointments General |
| Formation | 9 November 2001 |
| First holder | General Thura Shwe Mann |
| Unofficial names | ညှိကွပ် |
List of CGS
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Remark | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took offic | Left office | Time in Office | |||||
| Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) | |||||||
| (3rd highest military appointment) | |||||||
| 1 |  |
General Thura Shwe Mann |
9 November 2001 | 26 August 2010 | 8 years, 290 days | Later became the Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw | [5][1] |
| 2 | _(cropped).jpg) |
General Min Aung Hlaing |
27 August 2010 | 29 March 2011 | 214 days | Later appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services. Later became the President. | [5] |
| 3 | .jpg) |
General Hla Htay Win |
30 March 2011 | 13 August 2015 | 4 years, 136 days | [5] | |
| 4 | General Khin Aung Myint |
13 August 2015 | 25 February 2016 | 196 days | Simultaneously serving as the Commander-in-Chief (Air). | [5][4] | |
| 5 | .jpg) |
General Mya Tun Oo |
26 February 2016 | 1 February 2021 | 4 years, 341 days | Later appointed as a minister and a deputy prime minister. | [5][6] |
| 6 |  |
General Maung Maung Aye |
2 February 2021 | 18 December 2024 | 3 years, 320 days | Later appointed as the secretary of the Union Consultative Council. | [5][7] |
| 7 | General Kyaw Swar Lin |
18 December 2021 | 30 March 2026 | 4 years, 102 days | Later appointed as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Commander-in-Chief (Army). | [5] | |
| (5th highest military appointment) | |||||||
| 8 | Lieutenant General Ko Ko Oo |
30 March 2026 | Incumbent | 87 days | [5] | ||
Existing positions named C-in-C and CS
- Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
- Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Commander-in-Chief (Army)
- Commander-in-Chief (Navy)
- Commander-in-Chief (Air)
- Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air)
- Chief of Staff (Army)
- Chief of Staff (Navy)
- Chief of Staff (Air)