Soe Maung
Soe Maung | |
|---|---|
စိုးမောင် | |
| Minister of the President’s Office | |
| In office 30 March 2011 – 30 March 2016 | |
| Succeeded by | Aung San Suu Kyi |
| Pyithu Hluttaw MP | |
| In office 31 January 2011 – 30 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Tin Htay Aung (NLD) |
| Constituency | Yesagyo Township |
| Majority | 101,146 (76.72%) |
| Judge Advocate General | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1952 |
| Party | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
| Spouse | Nang Phyu Phyu Aye |
| Children | Zaw Win Shein |
| Alma mater | Defence Services Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Myanmar |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
| Years of service | –2011 |
| Rank | Major-General |
Soe Maung (Burmese: စိုးမောင်) is a Burmese politician and retired army general. He served as a Minister of the President's Office in Thein Sein's Cabinet along with five other ministers. He is a retired Major General in the Myanmar Army and a former Judge Advocate General. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Academy.
In August 2018, Soe Maung registered a new political party, Democratic Party of National Politics (DNP), in the leadup to the 2020 Myanmar general election, along with another former military officer and Auditor-General, Lun Maung. DNP attracted attention ahead of the election for announcing it would only select candidates who pay a 300,000-kyat ($220) fee to cover their campaign expenses. DNP has faced allegations of being a proxy party for the military-operated Union Solidarity and Development Party because of Soe Maung's close ties to Than Shwe. Soe Maung is also a chair of Ra Hta Pa La Association (ရဋ္ဌပါလအသင်း; from Pali: Raṭṭhapāla, lit. 'country's protectors'), a nationalist organization.