Head of the Press Team of the State Administration Council

The Head of the Press Team of the State Administration Council (Burmese: နိုင်ငံတော်စီမံအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးကောင်စီသတင်းအဖွဲ့အကြီးအကဲcode: my is deprecated ) is the spokesperson responsible for media relations and public communication on behalf of the State Administration Council (SAC) in Myanmar. The position was created after the 2021 military coup. It is usually held by a senior military officer who speaks for the SAC to people in Myanmar and other countries. Major General Zaw Min Tun has held this role since 2021.

Head of the Press Team of the State Administration Council နိုင်ငံတော်စီမံအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးကောင်စီသတင်းအဖွဲ့အကြီးအကဲcode: my is deprecated
State Seal of Myanmar
Incumbent Major General Zaw Min Tun since 2021
State Administration Council
Style	None
Status	Active
Seat	Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Appointer	Senior General Min Aung Hlaing
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	2021
First holder	Zaw Min Tun

Duties and functions

The Head of the Press Team of the SAC manages official communication, press releases, and answers to the media. Under Major General Zaw Min Tun, the role has focused on public messaging, sharing the SAC’s views, and responding to what the SAC calls misinformation. The role is the main contact point between the SAC and the press.

Incumbent

Major General Zaw Min Tun has been the head of the press team since the SAC was formed in 2021. During times of political crisis and military rule, the role has been important in sharing the military's point of view in the media, especially after the 2021 coup. He also worked earlier as the Chief of the Tatmadaw True News Information Team.

Head Of The Press Team Of The State Administration Council Media

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  Tatmadaw True News Information Team press conference on 23 February 2019 (from right to left), Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun, Major General Soe Naing Oo, and Major General Tun Tun Nyi.