General Ko Ko Oo of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) appointed as Union Minister for Home Affairs

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The Office of the President issued Law-like Order No. 6/2026 on September 17, announcing the appointment of General Ko Ko Oo from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) as Union Minister for Home Affairs.

According to the order, under Section 212, Subsections (a) and (b), and Section 232, Subsection (b), Sub-subsection (3) of the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and Section 12, Subsection (a), Sub-subsection (3) of the Union Government Law, Lieutenant-General Nyunt Win Swe, Union Minister for Home Affairs, has been assigned to resume his original military duties, while General Ko Ko Oo from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) has been appointed and assigned as Union Minister for Home Affairs.

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