Myanmar’s junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has handed over the office of commander-in-chief of the armed to an associate after 15 years in the post and paving the way for his transition to the presidency under the military-drafted constitution.
At a ceremony in Naypyitaw on Monday, he formally transferred command to military intelligence chief General Ye Win Oo, 60.
Vice Senior General Soe Win, the military’s second-in-command, also retired alongside Min Aung Hlaing. General Kyaw Swar Lin was appointed deputy commander-in-chief, while Lieutenant General Ko Ko Oo, a Defence Services Academy Intake 38 graduate, was named joint chief of staff (army, navy, and air force), the military’s third-highest position.
Min Aung Hlaing, who relinquished his military post, was nominated by. . .
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