Graduate, Defense Services Academy.
Chairman Sagaing Division Burmese Law and Order Restoration Council. Commander 3 Northwestern Regional Command, 1990—1997. Commander Northwest Command Burmese Army, 1997—2001.
Air defense general State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), 2001—2003, secretary-2, 2003—2004, chairman, 2004. Prime minister Myanmar (formerly prime minister Burma), 2004—2007.