Htin Latt Oo
Burmese military officer
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| Intro | Burmese military officer | |
| Places | Myanmar | |
| is | Military leader | |
| Work field | Military | |
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Major-General Htin Latt Oo (Burmese: ထင်လတ်ဦး) is a Burmese military officer and current commander of Myanmar's Western Command, which encompasses Rakhine and Chin States.
Military career
Htin Latt Oo served as the commandant of the Defence Services Academy until July 2020, when he was appointed as commander of Myanmar's Western Command, succeeding Phone Myat. He is currently leading the military's efforts to combat an insurgency by the Arakan Army in Rakhine State. He has been sanctioned by the European Union, Switzerland, and Canada for violating human rights and committing crimes against civilians in the Western Command.