Thein Soe

Thein Soe

Overview of Thein Soe

ID	MYA0035
Sanction Regime	The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021
Designation Source	UK
Other Information	Retired Major General The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Imposed Sanctions	Asset freeze, Travel Ban
Last Updated	Apr 09, 2025
UK Statement of Reasons	U Thein Soe was appointed by the Commander-in-Chief as Chair of the, reconstituted, Union Election Commission (UEC) on 3 February 2021, two days after the military seized power in a coup. The Chair of the UEC is responsible for overseeing activity relating to elections in Myanmar and the conduct of political parties. As Chair of the UEC U Thein Soe has been involved in undermining democracy in his attempts to override the democratic wishes of the people of Myanmar at the November 2020 polls, in particular on 27 July 2021 he passed a decree which annulled the November 2020 election results on the unsubstantiated grounds of widespread electoral fraud. Further and/or alternatively he is carrying out activities on behalf of the State Administration Council (designated under the Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021) and/or Min Aung Hlaing (the Commander-in-Chief and Chairman of the SAC) (designated under the Global Human Rights (Sanctions) Regulations 2020 and Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021.
OFSI Group ID	14174

What alternative names has Thein Soe used?

Name	Title	Name Type	Non-Latin Name	Alias Strength
Thein Soe	U	Primary Name

Where is Thein Soe located?

Address	Postal Code	Country	Email Address	Phone Number	Website
		Myanmar

What are the personal details of Thein Soe?

Gender	Date of Birth	Town of Birth	Country of Birth	Nationality	Passport	Position
Male	Jan 23, 1952	Kani, Sagaing	Myanmar	Myanmar		Chair of Union Election Commission

Data Source

The UK Sanctions List
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