DIRECTORATE OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIES

Sanctioned entity

Myanmar. Named in 12 sanctions listings.

Summary

Public Company

Cooperation partner of the Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID. KPe.001) in Myanmar. Receiver of illegal shipments of three cylindrical grinding machines and an LCR meter to Myanmar in 2008 as well as about two attempted shipments of an automatic direct current magnetization characteristic recorder to Myanmar via Malaysia in 2008 and 2009. According to a UN member state, the Directorate maintains a sophisticated global procurement network and that its Director, Tun Hlaing, had reportedly been involved in overseas procurements and was associated with at least two Singapore-based firms, Excellence Metal Casting and STE Global Trading Pte Ltd. It further indicated that Tun Hlaing may have previously been associated with Myanmar’s Excellence Mineral Manufacturing Co. Ltd, previously designated by a Member State for working with officials of the DPRK, to import materiel for military weapons programs.

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Associated individuals: Commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces Senior- General Min Aung Hlaing; Lieutenant-General Thein Htay; Minister of Defense General Mya Htun Oo;

(also DIRECTORATE OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIES)

a state-owned enterprise (SOE) under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense (MoD); Place of registration: Myanmar; Associated individuals: Commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing; Lieutenant-General Thein Htay; Minister of Defense General Mya Htun Oo; Other associated entities: Myanmar’s Ministry of Defense

(UE) 2023/378 du 20/02/2023 (UE Myanmar (ex Birmanie) - R (UE) 401/2013) (FondementJuridique: 3523)

Type of entity: state-owned enterprise (SOE)

(Date of UN designation: 2023-02-20)

(also MYANMAR DEFENSE PRODUCTS INDUSTRY, MYANMA DEFENSE PRODUCTS INDUSTRY, MINISTRY OF DEFENSE DIRECTORATE OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIES, MYANMAR DEFENSE PRODUCTS INDUSTRY, MYANMA DEFENSE PRODUCTS INDUSTRY, MINISTRY OF DEFENSE DIRECTORATE OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIES)

Personnes associées: commandant en chef des forces armées du Myanmar, généralissime Min Aung Hlaing; Général de corps d’armée Thein Htay; Ministre de la défense, général Mya Htun Oo - Autres entités associées: ministère de la défense du Myanmar - La direction des industries de la défense du Myanmar est une entreprise publique qui relève du ministère de la défense et qui est également la seule entité du Myanmar chargée de la production d’armes destinées aux forces armées du Myanmar (Tatmadaw). La direction des industries de la défense est dirigée par le général de corps d’armée Thein Htay, membre de l’armée du Myanmar. Elle relève de l’autorité du commandant en chef de la Tatmadaw, le généralissime Min Aung Hlaing, inscrit sur la liste de l’UE, et est liée à plusieurs personnalités liées à l’armée ou nommées par elle, telles que le commandant en chef et son adjoint. À ce titre, la direction des industries de la défense est placée sous le contrôle des forces armées du Myanmar, y compris depuis le coup d’État du 1er février 2021. Elle permet à l’armée du Myanmar de commettre des violences à l’encontre des civils du pays et joue donc un rôle essentiel pour ce qui est d’alimenter la spirale de violence dans laquelle le Myanmar est plongé depuis le coup d’État.

Type d’entité: entreprise d’État. Lieu d’enregistrement: Myanmar. Personnes associées: commandant en chef des forces armées du Myanmar, généralissime Min Aung Hlaing; Général de corps d’armée Thein Htay; Ministre de la défense, général Mya Htun Oo. Autres entités associées: ministère de la défense du Myanmar.

The Myanmar Directorate of Defense Industries is a state-owned enterprise (SOE) under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) that also acts as the only Myanmar entity in charge of arms production for the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw). The Directorate of Defense Industries is headed by Lt-Gen. Thein Htay, a member of the Myanmar military. It falls under the authority of the Commander-in-chief of the Tatmadaw, EU-listed Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing and is linked to several military- linked or military- appointed figures, such as the commander-in-chief and his deputy. As such, the Directorate of Defense Industries is organically under the control of the Myanmar Armed Forces including since the 1 Feb 2021coup. It enables the Myanmar military to carry out violence against Myanmar civilians and therefore plays a key role in fuelling the spiral of violence that has engulfed Myanmar since the coup.

Name Myanmar Directorate of Defense Industries: a state-owned enterprise (SOE) under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense (MoD); Place of registration: Myanmar; Associated individuals: Commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing; Lieutenant-General Thein Htay; Minister of Defense General Mya Htun Oo; Other associated entities: Myanmar’s Ministry of Defense

Other associated entities: Myanmar’s Ministry of Defense

Place of registration: Myanmar

Type d’entité: entreprise d’État - Lieu d’enregistrement: Myanmar

Sanctions and listings12

Listed
16 Feb 2025
Effective
10 Dec 2021
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
sam.gov
Listed
10 Dec 2021
Burma-Related Sanctions - BURMA-EO14014
Office of Foreign Assets ControlUS OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States
Block and BURMA-EO14014
Executive Order 14014
Programme US-BURMAReference 33537treasury.gov ofac.treasury.gov
EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Myanmar And Burma - (UE) 2023/378 du 20/02/2023 (UE Myanmar (ex Birmanie) - R (UE) 401/2013)
Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance
Personnes associées: commandant en chef des forces armées du Myanmar, généralissime Min Aung Hlaing; Général de corps d’armée Thein Htay; Ministre de la défense, général Mya Htun Oo - Autres entités associées: ministère de la défense du Myanmar - La direction des industries de la défense du Myanmar est une entreprise publique qui relève du ministère de la défense et qui est également la seule entité du Myanmar chargée de la production d’armes destinées aux forces armées du Myanmar (Tatmadaw). La direction des industries de la défense est dirigée par le général de corps d’armée Thein Htay, membre de l’armée du Myanmar. Elle relève de l’autorité du commandant en chef de la Tatmadaw, le généralissime Min Aung Hlaing, inscrit sur la liste de l’UE, et est liée à plusieurs personnalités liées à l’armée ou nommées par elle, telles que le commandant en chef et son adjoint. À ce titre, la direction des industries de la défense est placée sous le contrôle des forces armées du Myanmar, y compris depuis le coup d’État du 1er février 2021. Elle permet à l’armée du Myanmar de commettre des violences à l’encontre des civils du pays et joue donc un rôle essentiel pour ce qui est d’alimenter la spirale de violence dans laquelle le Myanmar est plongé depuis le coup d’État.
Programme EU-MMRgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr sanctionsmap.eu
Listed
10 Dec 2021
Special Economic Measures Act - Myanmar (Burma)
Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions ListCanada
Part 1
Programme CA-SEMAReference 57international.gc.ca international.gc.ca
Effective
10 Dec 2021
UK sanctions relating to Myanmar - The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Director Disqualification Sanction and asset freeze
The Myanmar military seized power from civilian leaders on 1 February in a coup d’état and established a military junta. The Myanmar security forces have committed serious human rights violations since 1 February 2021 and are responsible for the repression of the civilian population. The Directorate for Defence Industries (DDI) is a state-owned enterprise which operates under the Ministry of Defence (MOD). There are reasonable grounds to suspect that DDI is or has been involved in undermining democracy, the rule of law or good governance in Myanmar and the repression of the civilian population in Myanmar by its involvement in the supply to Myanmar of goods or technology which could contribute to a serious human rights violation or abuse. Further, there are reasonable grounds to suspect that DDI, as a state-owned enterprise subservient to the MOD, is acting on behalf or at the direction of the Minister of Defence, General Mya Tun Oo, who has been involved in undermining democracy, the rule of law or good governance in Myanmar and the repression of the civilian population in Myanmar, and is designated by the UK’s Myanmar sanctions regime.
The Myanmar military seized power from civilian leaders on 1 February in a coup d’état and established a military junta. The Myanmar security forces have committed serious human rights violations since 1 February 2021 and are responsible for the repression of the civilian population. The Directorate for Defence Industries (DDI) is a state-owned enterprise which operates under the Ministry of Defence (MOD). There are reasonable grounds to suspect that DDI is or has been involved in undermining democracy, the rule of law or good governance in Myanmar and the repression of the civilian population in Myanmar by its involvement in the supply to Myanmar of goods or technology which could contribute to a serious human rights violation or abuse. Further, there are reasonable grounds to suspect that DDI, as a state-owned enterprise subservient to the MOD, is acting on behalf or at the direction of the Minister of Defence, General Mya Tun Oo, who has been involved in undermining democracy, the rule of law or good governance in Myanmar and the repression of the civilian population in Myanmar, and is designated by the UK’s Myanmar sanctions regime.
Programme GB-MMRReference MYA0032Reference 14165Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.uk gov.uk
Listed
20 Feb 2023
EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Myanmar And Burma
Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium
2023/378 (OJ L51 I)
Programme EU-MMRfinance.belgium.be sanctionsmap.eu
Listed
16 Feb 2025
Effective
10 Dec 2021
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
sam.gov
Official designation
La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco
(UE) 2023/378 du 20/02/2023
Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne
La direction des industries de la défense du Myanmar est une entreprise publique qui relève du ministère de la défense et qui est également la seule entité du Myanmar chargée de la production d’armes destinées aux forces armées du Myanmar (Tatmadaw). La direction des industries de la défense est dirigée par le général de corps d’armée Thein Htay, membre de l’armée du Myanmar. Elle relève de l’autorité du commandant en chef de la Tatmadaw, le généralissime Min Aung Hlaing, inscrit sur la liste de l’UE, et est liée à plusieurs personnalités liées à l’armée ou nommées par elle, telles que le commandant en chef et son adjoint. À ce titre, la direction des industries de la défense est placée sous le contrôle des forces armées du Myanmar, y compris depuis le coup d’État du 1er février 2021. Elle permet à l’armée du Myanmar de commettre des violences à l’encontre des civils du pays et joue donc un rôle essentiel pour ce qui est d’alimenter la spirale de violence dans laquelle le Myanmar est plongé depuis le coup d’État.
geldefonds.gouv.mc
Listed
2 Mar 2023
Measures Against Myanmar - Ordinance of 17 October 2018 on measures against Myanmar (SR 946.231.157.5), annex 1
State Secretariat for Economic AffairsSwiss SECO Sanctions/EmbargoesSwitzerland
Programme SECO-MYANMARReference 60193seco.admin.ch seco.admin.ch
Listed
20 Feb 2023
EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Myanmar And Burma - MMR
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union
Designation date published: 2023-02-20
regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council
2023/378 (OJ L51 I)
Programme EU-MMRReference EU.9603.29eur-lex.europa.eu sanctionsmap.eu
Listed
16 Feb 2025
Effective
10 Dec 2021
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
sam.gov
Listed
16 Feb 2025
Effective
10 Dec 2021
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
sam.gov

Connections6

Members and officers3

Tun Hlaing
Director
Myanmar
Kyaw Nyunt Oo
Member
Myanmar
Thein Htay
Chief
Myanmar

Other names31

Also known as29

Dirección de Industrias de Defensa de MyanmarMinistry of Defense Directorate of Defense IndustriesDirezione delle industrie della difesa del MyanmarDirektorat Mjanmara za obrambno industrijoΔιεύθυνση Αμυντικών Βιομηχανιών της ΜιανμάρDirecția Industriilor de Apărare din Myanmar/ BirmaniaMianmari Védelmi Ipari IgazgatóságMyanmarské ředitelství obranného průmysluMjanmarské riaditeľstvo obranného priemysluDirektion Verteidigungsindustrie von Myanmar/BirmaMyanmari kaitsetööstuse direktoraatMyanmar Defense Products IndustryDefence Products IndustriesDirection des industries de la défense du MyanmarStiúrthóireacht Thionscail Cosanta MhaenmarMjanmas Aizsardzības rūpniecības direktorātsDirettorat tal-Industriji tad-Difiża tal-MyanmarDireção das Indústrias de Defesa de Mianmar

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Karkweye Pyitsu SetyounMyanma Defense Products IndustryDirectorate for Defence IndustriesДирекция на отбранителната промишленост на МианмарMYANMAR DEFENSE PRODUCTS INDUSTRYMyanmar Directorate of Defence IndustriesMYANMA DEFENSE PRODUCTS INDUSTRYDirectorate of Defence IndustriesMINISTRY OF DEFENSE DIRECTORATE OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIESMyanmar Directorate of Defense Industries (Direction des industries de la défense du Myanmar)Myanmar Directorate of Defense Industries

Weak aliases2

Spellings the source flags as too generic to establish a match on their own.

Defense Products IndustriesKa Pa Sa

Addresses5

Myanmar
Shwedagon Pagoda Road, Yangon, Myanmar
Shwedagon Pagoda Road, Yangon
Ministry of Defense, Shwedagon Pagoda Road, Rangoon
Shwedagon Pagoda Road, Yangon, Myanmar.

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