Myanmar Economic Holdings Public Company Ltd

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID

GHR0080

OFSI group ID

14080

Designation type

Entity

Date designated

25 March 2021

Last updated

9 April 2025

Regimes

• The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020

Designation sources

• UK

Sanctions imposed

• Asset freeze
• Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

• Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL) is a major Myanmar conglomerate, owned by the Myanmar military and its current and former personnel. Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s Commander in Chief, is the Chair of MEHL’s ‘patron group’, along with other senior ranking Tatmadaw officers. In 2017, MEHL directly contributed to a series of fundraising events, which provided financial support for the Tatmadaw personnel engaged in 'clearance operations' against the Rohingya. There are reasonable grounds to suspect that part or all of these funds contributed to operations that resulted in serious human rights violations, including mass unlawful killings, torture, systematic rape and other forms of targeted sexual violence by the Tatmadaw committed in Rakhine State in 2017. In view of the circumstances including the close connections between MEHL and senior members of the Tatmadaw, there are reasonable grounds to suspect that MEHL knew or had reasonable cause to suspect that the funds would or may contribute to the serious human rights violations committed. Further or alternatively, MEHL is associated with the Commander in Chief and Deputy Commander in Chief of the Tatmadaw in view of their connections to MEHL including their positions on the patron group.

Other information

• Names of Director(s)/Management: Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung; Deputy Commander-in-Chief U Soe Win; Lt General Hsan Oo; Lt General Mya Tun Oo; Admiral Tin Aung San; General Maung Maung Kyaw; Lt General (retired) Nyo Saw; Maj General Khin Maung Than; Maj General Moe Myint Htun; Read Admiral Moe Aung; Lt General Htun Aung; Lt General Min Naung; Lt General Aung Lin Dwe; Big General (Ret) Kyaw Htin; Major Ni Aung; Big General (Ret) Kyaw Myo Win; Maj (Retired) Ming Khine; Colonel Myint Swe; Lt General Aye Win; Ultimate beneficial owner(s): Myanmar senior military leadership, units and battalions. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Addresses

• Lines: 189/191 Mahaban Doola Road
• Lines: Corner of 50th Street
• Lines: Yangon
• Country: Myanmar

Business registration numbers

• 156387282