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BURMA: COMPARISON OF NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WITH THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION LIST OF SANCTIONED REGIME MEMBERS1

1. New Cabinet Members2 (28 of 35 are on EU Sanction List)

Position in Code on Name on Position & Department on EU No Name New Department EU List EU list Sanction List Government 1 U President Republic of the Union of A4a Lt-Gen Thein Sein “Prime Minister” of SPDC

2 Thiha Thura U Tin Vice President Republic of the Union of A5a Gen (Thiha Thura) “Secretary 1” of SPDC, Chairman, Myanmar Aung Myint Oo Myanmar Economic Corporation, President of Union Solidarity and Development Association

K23a Chairman, Lt-Gen Tin Aung Myint Oo, Myanmar Economic Corporation 3 Dr. Sai Mao Kham Vice President Republic of the Union of @ Maung Ohn Myanmar 4 Major General Hla Minister Ministry of Defense B10a Major General Hla Chief of Bureau of Special Operation (3) Min Min 5 Lieutenant General Minister Ministry of Home Affairs A10a Maj-Gen Ko Ko Chief of Bureau of Special Operations 3 (Pegu, Ko Ko Irrawaddy, Arakan). 6 Major General Minister Ministry of Border Affairs and E28a Maj-Gen Thein Htay Deputy Minister for Defence Thein Htay Ministry of Myanmar Industrial Development 7 U Wunna Maung Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lwin 8 U Minister Ministry of Information and D17a Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan Ministry of Information Ministry of Culture 9 Hlaing Minister Ministry of Agriculture and 115a Lt-Gen Ministry of Defence and USDA Member Irrigation 10 U Win Tun Minister Ministry of Forestry K26a Win Tun Managing Director, Myanmar Timber Enterprise 11 U Minister Ministry of Finance &Revenue D9a Maj-Gen Hla Tun Ministry of Finance and Revenue 12 U Khin Maung Minister Ministry of Construction D3a Maj-Gen Khin Maung Ministry of Construction Myint Myint

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13 U Minister Ministry of National Planning D2a Brig-Gen Tin Naing Ministry of Commerce and Economic Development, Thein Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries 14 U Minister Ministry of Commerce J19a U Win Myint President of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) and owner of Shwe Nagar Min Co 15 U Thein Tun Minister Ministry of Posts & E26a Maj-Gen Thein Tun Deputy Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Telecommunications 16 U Minister Ministry of Labour, Ministry of D30a Aung Kyi Employment/Labour (appointed Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Relations on 8.10.2007, in charge of relations Resettlement with Suu Kyi 17 U Thein Htike Minister Ministry of Mine G3a Maj-Gen Thein Htaik Inspector General

18 U Minister Ministry of Cooperatives D19a Brig-Gen Ohn Myint Minister of Mines 19 U Aung Minister Ministry of Transportation E24a Col Ministry of Transport 20 U Tint San Minister Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Ministry of Sports 21 U Kyaw Swar Minister Ministry of Industry (1) E27a Maj-Gen Kyaw Swa Deputy Minister for Industry Khine Khaing 22 U Minister Ministry of Industry (2) D16a Vice Admiral Soe Ministry of Industry 2 Thein 23 U Minister Ministry of Rail Transportation D22a Maj-Gen Aung Min Ministry of Rail Transportation 24 U Minister Ministry of Energy E8a Brig-Gen Than Htay Ministry of Energy 25 U Zaw Min Minister Ministry Electric Power (1) D7a Col Zaw Min Electric Power (1) 26 U Khin Maung Soe Minister Ministry of Electric Power (2) 27 Dr. Mya Aye Minister Ministry of Education 28 Dr. Pe Thet Khin Minister Ministry of Health 29 Thura U Myint Minister Ministry of Religious Affairs D23a Brig-Gen Thura Myint Religious Affairs 30 U Minister Ministry of Science and E5a Maj-Gen Aye Myint Deputy Minister of Defence Technology 31 U Khin Yi Minister Ministry of Immigration and H1a Brig-Gen Khin Yi Director General, Myanmar Police Force Man Power 32 U Minister Ministry of President Office D21a Col Thein Nyunt Progress of Border Areas & National Races & Development Affairs (since 15.11.1997), and Mayor of

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33 U Minister Ministry of President Office G2a Maj-Gen Soe Maung Judge Advocate General 34 Dr. Tun Shin Attorney-General Attorney-General J30a Dr. Tun Shin Deputy Attorney General 35 Director General Secretary Government Office

2. New Deputy Ministers3 (11 of 39 are on EU Sanction List)

Position in New Code on Name on Position & Department on EU No Name Department Government EU List EU list Sanction List 1 Major General Deputy Minister Ministry of Defense Kyaw Nyunt 2 Colonel Aung Deputy Minister Ministry of Defense Thaw 3 Brigadier General Deputy Minister Ministry of Home Affairs Kyaw San Myint 4 Major General Deputy Minister Ministry of Border Affairs Zaw Win 5 U Maung Myint Deputy Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs E11a Maung Myint Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 6 Dr. Myo Myint Deputy Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs 7 U Deputy Minister Ministry of Information K43a Soe Win Managing Director, Myanmar News and Periodicals Enterprise aka Myanmar News and Periodicals Enterprise 212

8 U Ohn Than Deputy Minister Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation 9 U Khin Thaw Deputy Minister Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation 10 U Win Than Deputy Minister Ministry of Finance and G26a Brig-Gen Win Than Director of Procurement and Managing Revenue Director Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings

11 U Soe Tint Deputy Minister Ministry of Construction K36a Managing Director, Inland Water Transport 12 U Kyaw Lwin Deputy Minister Ministry of Construction 13 Dr. Kan Zaw Deputy Minister Ministry of National

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Planning and Economic Development 14 Dr. Pwint San Deputy Minister Ministry of Commerce

15 U Tint Lwin Deputy Minister Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications 16 U Phone Swe Deputy Minister Ministry of Social Welfare, E13a Brig-Gen Phone Swe Deputy Minister, Home Affairs Relief and Resettlement 17 U Than Tun Deputy Minister Ministry of Cooperatives 18 U Myint Thein Deputy Minister Ministry of Labour E3a Brig-Gen Myint Deputy Minister of Construction Thein 19 U Deputy Minister Ministry of Transportation G54a Commodore Win Commander, Naval Training Headquarters Shein 20 U Htay Aung Deputy Minister Ministry of Hotel & Tourism 21 U Deputy Minister Ministry of Industry (1) 22 U Myo Aung Deputy Minister Ministry of Industry (2) 23 U Thura Thaung Deputy Minister Ministry of Rail E18a Thura Thaung Lwin Deputy Minister of Rail Transportation Lwin Transportation 24 U Thant Shin Deputy Minister Ministry of Rail G39a Col Thant Shin Secretary, Government of the Union of Burma Transportation 25 U Soe Aung Deputy Minister Ministry of Energy 26 U Myint Zaw Deputy Minister Ministry of Electric Power (1) 27 U Aung Than Oo Deputy Minister Ministry of Electric Power (2)) 28 U Aye Kyu Deputy Minister Ministry of Education 29 U Ba Shwe Deputy Minister Ministry of Education 30 Dr. Myat Myat Deputy Minister Ministry of Health Ohn Khin 31 Dr. Win Myint Deputy Minister Ministry of Health 32 U Sandar Khin Deputy Minister Ministry of Culture 33 U Maung Maung Deputy Minister Ministry of Religious Affairs Htay 34 Dr. Ko Ko Oo Deputy Minister Ministry of Science and Technology 35 U Kyaw Deputy Minister Ministry of Immigration and

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Man Power 36 U Aye Myint Kyu Deputy Minister Ministry of Sports E14a Brig-Gen Aye Myint Deputy Minister of Hotels & Tourism Kyu 37 U Han Sein Deputy Minister Ministry of Myanmar Industrial Development 38 U Chan Maung Deputy Minister Ministry of Myanmar Industrial Development 39 U Khin Maung Deputy Minister Ministry of Livestock and G89a Brig-Gen Khin Meiktila Station Commander Aye Fisheries

3. New Chief Justice, Attorney-General and Constitutional Tribunal4 (7 of 8 are on EU Sanction List)

Position in New Code on Name on Position & Department on EU No Name Department Government EU List EU list Sanction List 1 U Tun Tun Oo Union Chief Justice Chief Justice J32a Tun Tun Oo Deputy Chief Justice 2 Dr. Tun Shin Attorney-General Attorney-General J30a Dr. Tun Shin Deputy Attorney General 3 U Tun Tun Oo Deputy Attorney- Attorney-General J31a Tun Tun (Htun Deputy Attorney General General Htun) Oo 4 U Lwan Maung Auditor-General Auditor-General G6a Maj-Gen Lun Maung Auditor General 5 U Myo Myint Deputy Auditor- Deputy Auditor-General General 6 U Chairman of Union Union Election Ministers A7a Lt-Gen Tin Aye Chief of Military Ordnance, Head of UMEHL Election Ministers 7 U Chairman of Constitutional Tribunal J33a U Thein Soe Deputy Chief Justice Constitutional Tribunal 8 U Thein Nyunt Chairman of the Nay Nay Pyi Taw Council D21a Col Thein Nyunt Minister of Progress of Border Areas & Pyi Taw Council National Races & Development Affairs, (since 15.11.1997), and Mayor of Naypyidaw

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4. New Chief Minister of Regions or States5 (9 of 15 are on EU Sanction List)

Position in New Code on Name on Position & Department on EU No Name Department Government EU List EU list Sanction List 1 U La John Ngan Chief Minister Hsaing 2 U (a) U Bu Yei 3 Brig-Gen Zaw Min Karan State C8a Brig-Gen Zaw Min Deputy Regional Commander, South-Eastern 4 U Chin State 5 U Ohn Myint G99a Brig-Gen Ohn Myint Mon State USDA CEC member 6 U Hla Maung Tin 7 U (a) Sao Aung Myat 8 U Thar Aye A11a Maj-Gen Thar Aye Chief of Bureau of Special Operations 4 (Karen, a.k.a. Mon, Tenasserim), d.o.b. 16.2.1945

9 U Phone Maw Magway Region Shwe 10 U Region G10a Maj-Gen Ye Myint Chief of Military Affairs Security

11 U Bago Region D10a U Nyan Win Foreign Affairs (since 18.9.2004), formerly Deputy Chief of Armed Forces Training, d.o.b. 22.1.1953 12 U Khin Zaw Taninthayi Region G42a Maj-Gen Khin Zaw Chief of Bureau of Special Operations 6 (Naypidaw, Mandalay) Promoted from Central Command 13 U Region A12a Lt-Gen Myint Swe Chief of Bureau of Special Operations 5 (Naypyidaw, Rangoon/Yangon) 14 U Thein Aung Ayeyawady Region D11a Brig-Gen Thein Aung Minister of Forestry 15 U Thein Nyunt Chairman of the Nay Nay Pyi Taw Council D21a Col Thein Nyunt Minister of Progress of Border Areas & National Pyi Taw Council Races & Development Affairs, (since 15.11.1997), and Mayor, Naypyidaw

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5. New Commanders-in-Chief (3 of 3 are on EU Sanction List)

Position in New Code on Name on Position & Department on EU No Name Department Government EU List EU list Sanction List 1 General Min Aung Commander-in-Chief A6a Maj. Gen. Min Aung Chief of Bureau of Special Operations 2 Hlaing Hlaing (Kayah, Shan States) 2 Lt-Gen Myint Commander-in-chief G57a Lt-Gen Commander-in-Chief (Air) Hein of the Air Force 3 Vice- Admiral Vice Admiral, the G53a Rear Admiral Nyan Tun Commander in Chief (Navy). Since June 2008. Nyan Tun commander-in-chief Board member UMEHL. (Previously G39a) of the Navy

*The Global Justice Center is in the process of verifying the information provided in this document, however all research to date has been in support of these findings.

1 Council Common Position 2009/615/CFSP of 13 August 2009 Acts adopted under title V of the EU Treaty, Official Journal of the European Union, August 14, 2009. 2 Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office, Formation of New Government, Notification No. 1/2011, March 30, 2011, The New Light of Myanmar, 31, March 2011. 3 Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office, Formation of New Government, Notification No. 13/2011, March 30, 2011, The New Light of Myanmar, 31, March 2011. 4 Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office, Formation of New Government, Notification No. 1/2011, 2/2011, 3/2011,5/2011, 6/2011 , 14/2011 & 15/2011, March 30, 2011, The New Light of Myanmar, 31, March 2011. 5 Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office, Formation of New Government, Notification No. 7/2011, The New Light of Myanmar, 31, March 2011.

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