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Phone Myat

Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NamePHONE MYAT · Phone Myat[sources]
Birth datenot available[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityMyanmar[sources]
CountryMyanmar[sources]
First namePhone[sources]
Last nameMyat · PHONE MYAT · Phone Myat[sources]
TitleLieutenant General[sources]
PositionAncien commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 3 des forces armées du Myanmar/de la Birmanie (Tatmadaw) · Ancien vice-ministre au ministère de l’intérieur · Commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 5 depuis janvier 2025 · Commander of Bureau Special Operation 3 (BOS 3) of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw). Previously, he served as Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Home Affairs and he was the commander of the Western Command. · Général de corps d'armée[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr[sources]
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Descriptions

Lieutenant General Phone Myat is the Commander of Bureau Special Operation 3 (BSO 3) of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) since April 2021. Previously, he served as Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Home Affairs between July 2020 and April 2021, and he was the commander of the Western Command between May 2019 and July 2020. As commander of BSO 3, Phone Myat commands and controls military forces of the South Western Command (Ayeyarwaddy), the Southern Command (Bago and Magway) and the Western Command (Rakhine and Chin). Military forces under his command committed serious human rights violations, crimes and atrocities, including killings, ground and aerial attacks against civilians and massacres in the Magway region, Chin State and the Bago region. In his capacity as Commander of BSO 3, Phone Myat is responsible for serious human rights violations, for activities undermining democracy and the rule of law in Myanmar/Burma, as well as for actions that threaten the peace, security and stability of Myanmar/Burma.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Lieutenant General Phone Myat has been the Commander of Bureau of Special Operation 5 (BSO 5) since January 2025 and was Commander of Bureau of Special Operation 3 (BSO 3) of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) from April 2021 to January 2025. Previously, he served as Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Home Affairs between July 2020 and April 2021, and he was the commander of the Western Command between May 2019 and July 2020. As commander of BSO 5, Phone Myat commands and controls military forces in the area of Yangon. As commander of BSO 3, Phone Myat commanded and controlled military forces of the South Western Command (Ayeyarwaddy), the Southern Command (Bago and Magway) and the Western Command (Rakhine and Chin). Military forces under his command committed serious human rights violations, crimes and atrocities, including killings, ground and aerial attacks against civilians and massacres in the Magway region, Chin State and the Bago region. In his capacity as Commander of BSO 5 and former Commander of BSO 3, Phone Myat is responsible for serious human rights violations, for activities undermining democracy and the rule of law in Myanmar/Burma, as well as for actions that threaten the peace, security and stability of Myanmar/Burma.

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities,

Le général de corps d’armée Phone Myat a été le commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 5 depuis janvier 2025 et a été le commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 3 des forces armées du Myanmar/de la Birmanie (Tatmadaw) d’avril 2021 à janvier 2025. Auparavant, il a été vice-ministre au ministère de l’intérieur entre juillet 2020 et avril 2021, et il a été le commandant du commandement Ouest entre mai 2019 et juillet 2020. En tant que commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 5, Phone Myat commande et contrôle les forces militaires dans la région de Yangon. En tant que commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 3, Phone Myat a commandé et contrôlé les forces militaires du commandement Sud-Ouest (Ayeyarwaddy), du commandement Sud (Bago et Magway) et du commandement Ouest (Rakhine et Chin). Les forces militaires placées sous son commandement ont commis de graves violations des droits de l’homme, des crimes et des atrocités, notamment des meurtres, des attaques terrestres et aériennes contre des civils et des massacres dans la région de Magway, dans l’État de Chin et dans la région de Bago. En sa qualité de commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 5 et d’ancien commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 3, Phone Myat est responsable de graves violations des droits de l’homme, d’activités portant atteinte à la démocratie et à l’état de droit au Myanmar/en Birmanie, ainsi que d’actions qui menacent la paix, la sécurité et la stabilité du Myanmar/de la Birmanie.

French National Asset Freezing System,

Relationships

Sanctions
CountryAuthorityProgramStart dateEnd date
European UnionCouncil of the European Union--
BelgiumFederal Public Service FinanceEU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Myanmar And Burma-
European UnionCouncil of the European Union---
CanadaGlobal Affairs CanadaMyanmar (Burma) / Myanmar (Birmanie)--
MonacoLa Principauté de Monaco---
SwitzerlandState Secretariat for Economic AffairsOrdinance of 17 October 2018 on measures against Myanmar (SR 946.231.157.5), annex 1-
European UnionDirectorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Myanmar And Burma-
FranceDirection Générale du Trésor(UE) 2022/2177 du 08/11/2022 (UE Myanmar (ex Birmanie) - R (UE) 401/2013) · (UE) 2025/822 du 25/04/2025 (UE Myanmar (ex Birmanie) - R (UE) 401/2013)--

Data sources

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,035

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,605

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,169

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,723

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

French National Asset Freezing System5,404

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities1,196

Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Union · Council

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,703

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,360

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco


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