Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has appointed as his advisor a lieutenant general who has long headed a notorious military conglomerate, according to a Wednesday announcement by the regime, which compared the new role to that of a Union-level minister.
The individual in question, Nyo Saw, has served as the chair of the Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) since 2014, when he was appointed by Min Aung Hlaing, then commander-in-chief of defence services.
Nyo Saw also simultaneously assumed the position of Quartermaster General, the military office that owns the multi-pronged MEC. Before this, Nyo Saw headed the Defence Services Academy as well as various military commands.
“He held two positions: Quartermaster General and the MEC chairmanship, without resigning from the military,” the source said. “As a Quartermaster General, he automatically became the chairman of MEC,” said a retired army official who worked with military-owned. . .
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