UK OFSI
Active- Programme
- Myanmar
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Stated grounds
- 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, stability or security of Myanmar, committed against the Rohingya population in Rakhine state carried out by the Tatmadaw. These include unlawful killings and sexual violence.
- Source
- UK Sanctions List (FCDO)
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026