Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Thant Zaw Win
Aliases
Than Zaw Win
Position
A Major in the 564th Light Infantry Battalion of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw)
Nationality
Myanmar
Address
Myanmar
Official reason
Thant Zaw Win is a Major in the 546th Light Infantry Brigade of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) and oversaw military operations carried out in Rakhine State and notably in Maung Nu. In that context, he is responsible for atrocities and serious human rights violations, repression of the civilian population, and actions that threaten the peace, s...
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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