Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Thein SOE
Aliases
U Thein SOE
Position
Union Election Commission Chairman
Nationality
Burma
DoB
1952-01-23
Address
Burma
Official reason
Following the 2021 coup, Burma’s military regime appointed new members to the UNION ELECTION COMMISSION (UEC) — including Thein Soe, who was designated pursuant to E.O. 14014 on April 21, 2021 — to oversee a post-coup do-over vote after rejecting the results of the November 2020 democratic election. The UEC is the constitutionally mandated body tha...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1233
Date of listing
2021-05-17
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 14014
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Myanmar
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions
Official Information
On February 10, 2021, the President, invoking the authority of, inter alia, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706) (IEEPA), issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14014 of February 10, 2021, “Blocking Property With Respect to the Situation in Burma” (86 FR 9429, February 12, 2021). In E.O. 14014, the President determined that...
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/01/2021-11483/burma-sanctions-regulations