Tun Tun Naung

Tun Tun Naung was born in 1963 and graduated from the 25th intake of Defence Service Academy. His colleagues from 25th intake are General Mya Tun Oo, member of SAC and Lieutenant-General Aung Lin Dwe, Secretary of SAC.

In 2010, he became the commander of 88th Light Infantry Division with the rank of Colonel. Later he became the commander of Eastern Central Command. In 2012 he became the commander of Northern Command with the rank Brigadier General and became the commander of Yangon Regional Command with the rank of Major General in 2014.^[5] In August 2015, he became the Chief of Bureau of Special Operations No (1), one of the high-level field units of Myanmar Army. In 2020 December, he was moved to Tatmadaw reserved force and became a member of Peace Negotiation Committee of Tatmadaw.^[6][7]

After 2021 coup, Tun Tun Naung was appointed as Union Minister for Ministry of Border Affairs. He is also a member of National Defence and Security Council.^[2][8] A cabinet reshuffle on 31 January 2025 would see Tun Tun Naung swap roles with Minister for Home Affairs Yar Pyae, with Tun Tun Naung becoming Minister for Home Affairs and Yar Pyae becoming Minister of Border Affairs.^[9]