The Ministry of Home Affairs (Burmese: ပြည်ထဲရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန, Pyi-dàe-yè-wun-gyì-ta-ná; abbreviated MOHA) administers Myanmar's internal affairs. The headquarters of the ministry is located in Naypyidaw. It is one of three ministries that are directly controlled by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
| ပြည်ထဲရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Type | Ministry |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Burma |
| Headquarters | Naypyidaw |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Ministers responsible | |
| Child agency | |
| Website | www |
Objectives edit
- State Security
- Prevalence of Law and Order
- Community Peace and Tranquility
- To Carry out Social Rendering Service[1]
Departments edit
Current Departments edit
- Union Minister Office
- Myanmar Police Force
- Bureau of Special Investigation
- General Administration Department
- Prison Department
- Fire Service Department[2]
On 28 December 2018, General Administration Department was transferred to the civilian-led Ministry of the Office of the Union Government from the Ministry of Home Affairs. After the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, on 5 May 2021, it was reorganized under MOHA, under military leadership.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Objectives". The Republic of the Union of Myanmar: Ministry of Home Affairs.
- ^ "Formation Of Ministry". The Republic of the Union of Myanmar: Ministry of Home Affairs.
- ^ "အထွေထွေအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးဦးစီးဌာနအား ပြည်ထောင်စုအစိုးရအဖွဲ့ရုံးဝန်ကြီးဌာန လက်အောက်မှ ပြည်ထဲရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန လက်အောက်သို့ ပြောင်းရွှေ့".