Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services

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The Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services is the highest-ranking military position in Myanmar, overseeing all branches of the armed forces and wielding significant political influence.

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instanceOf government position
military office
alsoKnownAs CinCDS NERFINISHED
Commander-in-Chief of Tatmadaw NERFINISHED
Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services of Myanmar NERFINISHED
appointedBy President of Myanmar NERFINISHED
associatedWith Tatmadaw NERFINISHED
canAppoint senior officers of the Myanmar Armed Forces
constitutionalBasis 2008 Constitution of Myanmar NERFINISHED
controls military-controlled ministries in Myanmar
country Myanmar
countryGoverned Republic of the Union of Myanmar NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityOver all branches of the Myanmar Armed Forces
hasDeFactoControlOver significant portions of the Myanmar state apparatus
hasInfluenceOn defence policy of Myanmar
foreign policy of Myanmar
internal security policy of Myanmar
hasPower to declare a state of emergency under the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
hasRole supreme commander of the Myanmar Armed Forces
hasTitleStyle His Excellency
influences Myanmar politics
insignia Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services of Myanmar NERFINISHED
insigniaType standard
isKeyActorIn Myanmar military coups
jurisdiction Myanmar Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Tatmadaw NERFINISHED
legalStatus constitutionally autonomous from civilian oversight in several areas
memberOf National Defence and Security Council of Myanmar NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Burmese
nativeName တပ်မတော်ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ် NERFINISHED
officeHoldersInclude Min Aung Hlaing NERFINISHED
Ne Win NERFINISHED
Saw Maung NERFINISHED
Than Shwe NERFINISHED
officeType single-person office
overseesBranch Myanmar Air Force NERFINISHED
Myanmar Army NERFINISHED
Myanmar Navy NERFINISHED
partOf executive branch power structure of Myanmar
playsRoleIn Myanmar national security policy
internal security operations in Myanmar
positionInGovernment de facto most powerful position in Myanmar politics
rankAssociated Senior General NERFINISHED
region Southeast Asia
reportsTo President of Myanmar NERFINISHED
residence Naypyidaw NERFINISHED
seat Naypyidaw NERFINISHED
typeOfLeadership military leadership

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2008 Constitution of Myanmar emergencyPowersGivenTo Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
this entity surface form: Commander‑in‑Chief of Defence Services
2008 Constitution of Myanmar entrenchesPowerOf Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
this entity surface form: Commander‑in‑Chief of Defence Services
2008 Constitution of Myanmar givesAppointmentPowerTo Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
this entity surface form: Commander‑in‑Chief of Defence Services
Tatmadaw hasCommanderInChiefTitle Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
Saw Maung positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Myanmar
State Counsellor of Myanmar relatedOffice Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services