He is also a member of the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC) chaired by the President of Myanmar.[5] He was previously Joint Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Defence of Myanmar, and was promoted to four-star General in early 2011 and five-star General in March 2013. On 5 November 2020, Tatmadaw declared the Senior General Min Aung Hlaing's rank is equivalent to Vice President of Myanmar.[6]