Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Khin Hlaing
Position
Commander of the Northeastern Command of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) |Former Leader of the 99th Light Infantry Division (LID) of the Myanmar Military (Tatmadaw)
Nationality
Myanmar
DoB
1968-05-02
Address
Myanmar
Official reason
Brigadier General Khin Hlaing, Commander of the Northeastern Command of the Myanmar Army. Responsible for serious human rights violations committed against the Rohingya population in Rakhine state, carried out by the 99th Light Infantry Division during his time as commander. These include unlawful killings, forced detainment, repression of the civi...
Other Information
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2021-04-29
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021
Regime
UK country specific
Target State
Myanmar
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The Burma (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain financial, trade and immigration sanctions relating to Myanmar continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 and the Sanctions (EU...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.
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