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Myanmar

Myanmar (Burmese: မြန်မာ), officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, also known as Burma (the official name until 1989), is a country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Bangladesh and India to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 1,444 entities connected with Myanmar. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Myanmar. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Myanmar

We include 5 programs targeting entities located in Myanmar.

IDTitleIssuerTarget countries
[US-BURMA]Burma-Related SanctionsOFAC United StatesMyanmar  
[EU-MYANMAR]EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Myanmar And BurmaCouncil European UnionMyanmar  
[SECO-MYANMAR]Measures Against MyanmarSECO SwitzerlandMyanmar  
[AU-MYANMAR]Myanmar Sanctions RegimeDFAT AustraliaMyanmar  
[UK-MMR]UK sanctions relating to MyanmarOFSI United KingdomMyanmar  

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 646 entities identified as PEPs connected with Myanmar.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister of Myanmar-32
State Counsellor of Myanmar-1-
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chairman of the State Administration Council--1
Deputy Minister of Defence--1
Deputy Minister of Education (Myanmar)--2
Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy--1
Deputy Minister of Federal Union Affairs--2
Deputy Minister of Finance--1
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs--1
Deputy Minister of Health--1
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs--1
Deputy Minister of Human Rights--1
Deputy Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management-11
Deputy Minister of International Cooperation (Myanmar)-1-
Deputy Minister of Labour (Myanmar)--1
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation--1
Deputy Minister of Women, Youth, and Children--1
Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar--3
Deputy Speaker of the House of Nationalities of Myanmar-2-
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Myanmar-3-
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (Myanmar)-1-
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, & Irrigation1--
Minister of Border Affairs1--
Minister of Border Affairs (Burma)--1
Minister of Commerce111
Minister of Construction111
Minister of Cooperatives & Rural Development1--
Minister of Cooperatives and Rural Development--1
Minister of Defence-11
Minister of Defense1--
Minister of Education1--
Minister of Education (Myanmar)-12
Minister of Electric Power1--
Minister of Electric Power (Myanmar)-11
Minister of Electricity and Energy-11
Minister of Energy11-
Minister of Ethnic Affairs11-
Minister of Federal Union Affairs--1
Minister of Finance-11
Minister of Foreign Affairs2--
Minister of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar)-31
Minister of Health1-2
Minister of Home Affairs111
Minister of Hotels & Tourism1--
Minister of Hotels and Tourism-2-
Minister of Human Rights--1
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management--1
Minister of Immigration and Population11-
Minister of Industry (Burma)--1
Minister of Information112
Minister of International Cooperation1--
Minister of International Cooperation (Myanmar)--2
Minister of Investment & Foreign Economic Relations1--
Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations-11
Minister of Justice--1
Minister of Labor1--
Minister of Labour (Myanmar)-12
Minister of Legal Affairs1--
Minister of Legal Affairs (Myanmar)--1
Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation1-2
Minister of Planning & Finance1--
Minister of Religious Affairs & Culture1--
Minister of Religious Affairs and Culture--1
Minister of Science & Technology1--
Minister of Science and Technology--1
Minister of Social Welfare-1-
Minister of Social Welfare, Relief, & Resettlement1--
Minister of Sports--1
Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs1--
Minister of the Office of the Union Government13-
Minister of the President's Office--1
Minister of Transport & Communications1--
Minister of Transport and Communications-1-
Minister of Women, Youth, and Children--1
Ministry of Information--1
Secretary, State Admin. Council2--
State Administration Council--6
Vice President of Burma-33
Vice-Chairman of the State Administration Council--1
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the House of Nationalities of Burma-1-
Member of the House of Representatives-298-
Member of the House of Representatives of Burma-156
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Army--1
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Myanmar-11
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services-11
Member, State Admin. Council16--
National Defence and Security Council--2
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Auditor General of Myanmar--1
Governor, Central Bank of Burma1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of France to Myanmar-41
ambassador of Indonesia to Myanmar-11
ambassador of Japan to Myanmar-51
ambassador of Myanmar to Japan-51
ambassador of Norway to Myanmar-11
ambassador of Thailand to Myanmar--2
Ambassador of the Netherlands to Myanmar--1
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Myanmar-41
United States Ambassador to Myanmar-3-

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
First Lady of Myanmar-11
President of Myanmar-11
Speaker of the House of Nationalities-2-
State Peace and Development Council-2-
Chairman, State Admin. Council1--
Chief Minister of Mandalay Region-1-
President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar1--
Tatmadaw--1
Vice Chairman, State Admin. Council1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...