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Myanmar Directorate of Defense Industries

Sanctioned entity
TypeOrganization[sources]
NameDIRECTORATE OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIES · Dirección de Industrias de Defensa de Myanmar · Direction des industries de la défense du Myanmar · Directorate for Defence Industries · Directorate of Defence Industries · 17 more...[sources]
Other nameDefence Products Industries · Directorate for Defence Industries · Ka Pa Sa · Karkweye Pyitsu Setyoun · Ministry of Defense Directorate of Defense Industries · 2 more...[sources]
Weak aliasDefense Products Industries · Ka Pa Sa[sources]
Legal formGovernment Entity · Public Company · entreprise d’État · state-owned enterprise (SOE)[sources]
JurisdictionMyanmar (Burma)[sources]
CountryMyanmar (Burma)[sources]
DescriptionCooperation partner of the Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID. KPe.001) in Myanmar. Receiver of illegal shipments of three cylindrical grinding machines and an LCR meter to Myanmar in 2008 as well as about two attempted shipments of an automatic direct current magnetization characteristic recorder to Myanmar via Malaysia in 2008 and 2009. According to a UN member state, the Directorate maintains a sophisticated global procurement network and that its Director, Tun Hlaing, had reportedly been involved in overseas procurements and was associated with at least two Singapore-based firms, Excellence Metal Casting and STE Global Trading Pte Ltd. It further indicated that Tun Hlaing may have previously been associated with Myanmar’s Excellence Mineral Manufacturing Co. Ltd, previously designated by a Member State for working with officials of the DPRK, to import materiel for military weapons programs.[sources]
Statusnot available[sources]
AddressMinistry of Defense, Shwedagon Pagoda Road, Rangoon · Shwedagon Pagoda Road, Yangon · Shwedagon Pagoda Road, Yangon, MYANMAR · Shwedagon Pagoda Road, Yangon, Myanmar · Shwedagon Pagoda Road, Yangon, Myanmar.[sources]
Source linkgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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a state-owned enterprise (SOE) under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense (MoD); Place of registration: Myanmar; Associated individuals: Commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing; Lieutenant-General Thein Htay; Minister of Defense General Mya Htun Oo; Other associated entities: Myanmar’s Ministry of Defense

Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Associated individuals: Commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces Senior- General Min Aung Hlaing; Lieutenant-General Thein Htay; Minister of Defense General Mya Htun Oo;

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Place of registration: Myanmar

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Other associated entities: Myanmar’s Ministry of Defense

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

The Myanmar Directorate of Defense Industries is a state-owned enterprise (SOE) under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) that also acts as the only Myanmar entity in charge of arms production for the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw). The Directorate of Defense Industries is headed by Lt-Gen. Thein Htay, a member of the Myanmar military. It falls under the authority of the Commander-in-chief of the Tatmadaw, EU-listed Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing and is linked to several military- linked or military- appointed figures, such as the commander-in-chief and his deputy. As such, the Directorate of Defense Industries is organically under the control of the Myanmar Armed Forces including since the 1 Feb 2021coup. It enables the Myanmar military to carry out violence against Myanmar civilians and therefore plays a key role in fuelling the spiral of violence that has engulfed Myanmar since the coup.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

a state-owned enterprise (SOE) under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense (MoD); Place of registration: Myanmar; Associated individuals: Commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing; Lieutenant-General Thein Htay; Minister of Defense General Mya Htun Oo; Other associated entities: Myanmar’s Ministry of Defense

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

Personnes associées: commandant en chef des forces armées du Myanmar, généralissime Min Aung Hlaing; Général de corps d’armée Thein Htay; Ministre de la défense, général Mya Htun Oo - Autres entités associées: ministère de la défense du Myanmar - La direction des industries de la défense du Myanmar est une entreprise publique qui relève du ministère de la défense et qui est également la seule entité du Myanmar chargée de la production d’armes destinées aux forces armées du Myanmar (Tatmadaw). La direction des industries de la défense est dirigée par le général de corps d’armée Thein Htay, membre de l’armée du Myanmar. Elle relève de l’autorité du commandant en chef de la Tatmadaw, le généralissime Min Aung Hlaing, inscrit sur la liste de l’UE, et est liée à plusieurs personnalités liées à l’armée ou nommées par elle, telles que le commandant en chef et son adjoint. À ce titre, la direction des industries de la défense est placée sous le contrôle des forces armées du Myanmar, y compris depuis le coup d’État du 1er février 2021. Elle permet à l’armée du Myanmar de commettre des violences à l’encontre des civils du pays et joue donc un rôle essentiel pour ce qui est d’alimenter la spirale de violence dans laquelle le Myanmar est plongé depuis le coup d’État.

French National Asset Freezing System,

Type d’entité: entreprise d’État. Lieu d’enregistrement: Myanmar. Personnes associées: commandant en chef des forces armées du Myanmar, généralissime Min Aung Hlaing; Général de corps d’armée Thein Htay; Ministre de la défense, général Mya Htun Oo. Autres entités associées: ministère de la défense du Myanmar.

Monaco National Fund Freezing List,

Relationships

Data sources

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,541

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

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,428

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,765

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,433

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

Switzerland · SECO

DPRK Reports5,519

A database of entities and events related to North Korea's sanctions evasion efforts.

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,376

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,230

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

Monaco · Monaco

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,602

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

Belgium · FOD

French National Asset Freezing System5,253

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

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,295

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)21,254

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA


Source data IDs: gb-fcdo-mya0032 · ca-sema-1-57-mm-myanmar-directorate-of-defence-industries · ch-seco-60193 · fr-ga-6387 · eu-fsf-eu-9603-29 · ca-sema-522d75605a6b33aaeaa28a3d44200b112382d3b6 · ofac-33537 · NK-ATXBiPsvW52MQHZNKVz4Cz · mc-freezes-be37cc0027f8efe939033f896787efd3971fe798 · ca-sema-burma-1-57 · kprusi-7aa81c52fe5ebbc9015113030f66f7debcc95c28 · gb-hmt-14165

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