Agency Name: | National Defence and Security Council |
Nativename R: | in Burmese pronounced as /əmjóðá kàkwɛ̀jé n̥ḭɴ lòʊɴdʑòʊɴjé kàʊɴsì/ |
Agency Type: | National security council |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Myanmar |
Headquarters: | Naypyidaw |
Chief1 Name: | Min Aung Hlaing |
Chief1 Position: | Acting President of Myanmar |
The National Defence and Security Council (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ကာကွယ်ရေးနှင့် လုံခြုံရေး ကောင်စီ, in Burmese pronounced as /əmjóðá kàkwɛ̀jé n̥ḭɴ lòʊɴdʑòʊɴjé kàʊɴsì/; abbreviated NDSC) is an eleven-member national security council responsible for security and defence affairs in Myanmar. Though the president is the chief executive of the government of Myanmar, the 2008 Constitution reserves certain important executive powers for the NDSC and certain actions of the president and the Tatmadaw (military) require approval by the NDSC. Of the 11 members, the commander-in-chief of defence services appoints 5 members and controls 6 votes.[1] [2] [3] [4] The NDSC's existence is enshrined in Chapter V of the Constitution of Myanmar,[5] and it was formed on 31 March 2011.[6] [7]
A meeting of the NDSC can only be called by the president, which was never done during the National League for Democracy's 2016–2021 time in power.[8] After President Win Myint refused to call a meeting of the NDSC to address the Tatmadaw’s baseless allegations of massive voter fraud in the 2020 general election, the Tatmadaw under the leadership of Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing executed a coup on 1 February 2021, removing Win Myint and installing Myint Swe as Acting President so he could call a meeting of the NDSC and transfer state power to Min Aung Hlaing. The NDSC has since continued to serve as the purported basis of legitimacy for Min Aung Hlaing’s military dictatorship.[9]
The NDSC's constitutionally enshrined roles include expansive powers:
According to the Constitution, NDSC's membership must consist of the following individuals:
Position | Name | |
---|---|---|
Acting President and Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services | Min Aung Hlaing | |
Myint Swe | ||
T Khun Myat | ||
Vacant | ||
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services | Soe Win | |
Tin Aung San | ||
Yar Pyae | ||
Tun Tun Naung |
Position | Name | |
---|---|---|
Acting President | Myint Swe | |
Henry Van Thio | ||
T Khun Myat | ||
Vacant | ||
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services | Min Aung Hlaing | |
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services | Soe Win | |
Tun Tun Naung |
Position | Name | |
---|---|---|
Win Myint | ||
Myint Swe | ||
Henry Van Thio | ||
T Khun Myat | ||
Mahn Win Khaing Than | ||
Min Aung Hlaing | ||
Soe Win | ||
Sein Win | ||
Minister of Home Affairs | ||
Soe Htut | ||
Aung San Suu Kyi | ||
Ye Aung |
Position | Name | |
---|---|---|
Htin Kyaw | ||
Myint Swe | ||
Henry Van Thio | ||
Win Myint | ||
Mahn Win Khaing Than | ||
Min Aung Hlaing | ||
Soe Win | ||
Sein Win | ||
Kyaw Swe | ||
Aung San Suu Kyi | ||
Ye Aung |
As of 9 July 2013, NDSC was composed of the following members:[11] [12] [13]
Position | Name |
---|---|
President | Thein Sein |
First Vice President | Tin Aung Myint Oo |
Sai Mauk Kham | |
Second Vice President | Sai Mauk Kham |
Nyan Tun | |
Shwe Mann | |
Khin Aung Myint | |
Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief | Min Aung Hlaing |
Armed Forces Deputy Commander-in-Chief | Soe Win |
Minister of Defence | Hla Min |
Wai Lwin | |
Sein Win | |
Minister of Home Affairs | Ko Ko |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Wunna Maung Lwin |
Minister of Border Affairs | |
Thet Naing Win | |
Kyaw Swe |