title: Phone Myat
text: # Phone Myat
  
  Lieutenant General Phone Myat (Burmese: ဘုန်းမြတ်; born c. 1964) is a Burmese military officer and current commander of the Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) No. 3, which encompasses military forces in Ayeyarwady, Bago and Magway Regions, and Rakhine and Chin States. He has been sanctioned by the European Union, Switzerland, and Canada for violating human rights and committing crimes against civilians in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
  
  ## Military career
  
  Thet Pon graduated from the Officers Training School, Bahtoo. He served as the commander of the Northeastern Command from 2017 to 2018, the Western Command from May 2019 to July 2020, and was appointed as a deputy minister for border affairs from 2020 to 2021. He was appointed as commander of BSO No. 3 in April 2021. As of October 2022, he administered the Office of the Commander-in-Chief.
  
  