Min Aung Hlaing

⚠ Also currently sanctioned

Min Aung Hlaing is on 6 active sanctions programs. Their PEP status is independent of these designations. See the full sanctions record for source citations and program details.

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Identity

Role: Heads Of Government
Country: Myanmar
Nationality: MMR
Date of birth: 1956-07-03
Place of birth: Tavoy

Also known as

Aliases

Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) since 2011. Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) and member of the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC). Declared himself as "Prime Minister" on 1 August 2021. · Min Aung Hlaing · Min Aung HLAING

PEP categories · 1

FATF-aligned categorisation. Each category indicates a different scope of enhanced due diligence.

heads of government

Possible matches in other source lists · 2

Records in other lists with high name overlap that may describe the same person. We have not aggregated these into the record above because date of birth, nationality, or both were not published by one or more sources. Review each below and verify identity against the source record before treating as the same individual.

Min Aung Hlaing

Myanmar (Burma) / Myanmar (Birmanie)

70% indicative

Why we surfaced this:

✓ Shares 3 name tokens: aung, hlaing, min
✗ One source did not publish nationality
✗ Date of birth not published by at least one source

Min Aung Hlaing

Myanmar (Burma) / Myanmar (Birmanie)
Active source list: CA_DFATD

70% indicative

Why we surfaced this:

✓ Shares 3 name tokens: aung, hlaing, min
✗ One source did not publish nationality
✗ Date of birth not published by at least one source

Identity matching — read this first. Sanctions and PEP records are aggregated from independent publishers, each of which spells names differently and publishes a different subset of identifying attributes (date of birth, nationality, place of birth, official identifiers). We aggregate records as a single individual only when date of birth or a combination of strong attributes confirms identity. Lower-confidence matches are surfaced as Possible matches with the specific evidence — they are not silently combined. You must independently verify identity against the issuing authority's source record before any sanctions, AML, or compliance determination.

What a PEP designation means

A Politically Exposed Person is an individual who holds, or has held, a prominent public function. The Financial Action Task Force's Recommendations 12 and 22 require regulated entities to apply enhanced due diligence (EDD) when establishing or maintaining business relationships with PEPs, their family members, and close associates.

Being a PEP is not a finding of wrongdoing or a sanction. It is a structural risk flag that requires additional verification of source of funds, source of wealth, and ongoing transaction monitoring.

Disclaimer. This page is informational only and does not constitute legal advice or a compliance determination. Common names may match multiple individuals — verify identity (DOB, nationality, place of birth) independently before any business decision. PEP data sourced from Wikidata public-office records. Last refreshed: 2026-06-11.