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{{Short description|Retired Burmese naval admiral and politician}}
{{Family name hatnote|Thet Swe|lang=Burmese}}
{{orphan|date=August 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Thet Swe
| honorific_prefix = [[His Excellency]]<br>[[Vice-Admiral]]<br>[[Orders, decorations, and medals of Myanmar|Thura]]
| honorific_suffix =
| image = File:Vice_Admiral_Thura_Thet_Swe_on_July_29,_2013_(cropped).jpg
| caption = Vice-Admiral Thura Thet Swe during his visit to India in 2013
| office = Commander-in-Chief of the [[Myanmar Navy]]
| term_start = 2012
| term_end = August 2015
| predecessor = [[Nyan Tun]]
| successor = [[Tin Aung San]]
| president = [[Thein Sein]]
| birth_date = c. 1964–1965
| birth_place = [[Myanmar]]
| party = [[Union Solidarity and Development Party]]
| allegiance = {{flag|Myanmar}}
| branch = {{Navy|Myanmar}}
| service_years = c. 1980s–2015
| rank = [[File:15. Myanmar Navy LG.png|16px]] [[Vice-Admiral]]
| commands = [[Myanmar Navy]]
| awards = Thura title
| known_for = Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Navy, 2015 general election candidate
| profession = Naval officer, politician
| native_name = {{nobold|သူရသက်ဆွေ}}
| native_name_lang = my
}}

'''Thura Thet Swe''' ({{langx|my|သူရသက်ဆွေ}}; {{IPA|my|θùɹà θɛʔ swè|pron}}; born [[Myanmar]]) is a retired Burmese naval officer who served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Navy from 2012 to August 2015. He later entered politics as a candidate for the [[Union Solidarity and Development Party]] (USDP) in the 2015 general election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Information Team of Sate Administration Council {{!}} Ministry Of Information |url=https://www.moi.gov.mm/moi:eng/content/spokesperson-teams-ministries |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=www.moi.gov.mm}}</ref> His career includes senior military service, naval diplomacy, and political involvement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monitor |first=Security Force |title=Thura Thet Swe |url=https://myanmar.securityforcemonitor.org/explore/d1c31f7f |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=Under Whose Command? |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India's Rising Regional Military Engagement |url=https://thediplomat.com/2014/02/indias-rising-regional-military-engagement/ |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=thediplomat.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Military career ==
Thet Swe served in the Myanmar Navy and attained the rank of Vice-Admiral. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Navy in 2012, succeeding Vice-Admiral [[Nyan Tun]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Myanmar Navy seeks arms from India {{!}} ARNO |url=https://www.rohingya.org/myanmar-navy-seeks-arms-from-india/ |access-date=2025-07-31 |language=en-US}}</ref> He held this position until August 2015, when he retired and was succeeded by Vice-Admiral [[Tin Aung San]]. During his tenure, he oversaw naval operations and participated in expanding Myanmar's regional naval cooperation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=News_Test - Commander-In-Chief The Republic Of The Union... |url=https://www.mindef.gov.bn/airforce/Lists/News_Test/DispForm.aspx?ID=321&ContentTypeId=0x01005A98E14FB0FEBF4EA84BFF035D91D657 |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=www.mindef.gov.bn}}</ref>

In July 2013, Thet Swe led an official naval delegation to India, visiting the [[Southern Naval Command]] in [[Kochi]]. The delegation toured naval training facilities including the Indian Navy’s missile and gunnery school and the [[Cochin Shipyard]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commander-in-Chief, Myanmar Navy on four-day visit to India |url=https://www.spsmai.com/military/?id=2331&q=Commander-in-Chief-Myanmar-Navy-on-four-day-visit-to-India |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=www.spsmai.com |language=en}}</ref> According to The Times of India, the visit included meetings with senior Indian naval officers and was part of a broader bilateral naval engagement program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Htun |first=Paw |date=2022-01-18 |title=Opinion {{!}} Sacking of Myanmar Air Force Chief Fuels Personal Rift Rumors |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/sacking-of-myanmar-air-force-chief-fuels-personal-rift-rumors.html |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=The Irrawaddy |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-07-26 |title=Myanmar Navy chief Vice Admiral Thura Thet Swe will be visiting India next week. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/myanmar-navy-chief-vice-admiral-thura-thet-swe-will-be-visiting-india-next-week-/articleshow/21370215.cms |access-date=2025-07-31 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Political involvement ==
Following his retirement from military service, Thet Swe stood as a candidate for the [[Pyithu Hluttaw]] (House of Representatives) seat representing the [[Coco Islands]] constituency during the 2015 general election, running under the Union Solidarity and Development Party.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pacific |first=Kanaha Sabapathy for Asia |date=2013-08-01 |title=India to assist Myanmar military |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-01/india-to-assist-myanmar-military/4858450 |access-date=2025-07-31 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bipindra |first=N. C. |date=2013-07-30 |title=Myanmar Navy seeks arms from India |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2013/Jul/30/myanmar-navy-seeks-arms-from-india-501798.html |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

The Irrawaddy noted that his candidacy was part of a broader trend involving retired senior military officers contesting parliamentary seats, particularly in remote or strategically important areas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Htun |first=Paw |date=2022-01-18 |title=Opinion {{!}} Sacking of Myanmar Air Force Chief Fuels Personal Rift Rumors |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/sacking-of-myanmar-air-force-chief-fuels-personal-rift-rumors.html |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=The Irrawaddy |language=en-US}}</ref> Reports indicated that Thet Swe had access to the constituency via government transportation before the official campaign period began, access that was not available to other candidates.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=8 August 2013 |title=India Boosts Defence Ties with Myanmar |url=https://mmbiztoday.com/india-boosts-defence-ties-with-myanmar/ |access-date=31 July 2025 |website=Myanmar Business Today |language=}}</ref>

== Titles and honours ==
The honorific title "Thura" is awarded by the Myanmar government for distinguished acts of bravery or military service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2013-07-31 |title=Myanmar Navy Chief in Kochi |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2013/Jul/31/myanmar-navy-chief-in-kochi-502216.html |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Public record ==
As of 2025, Thet Swe is estimated to be around 60 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Upsurge in Indo-Myanmar Naval Cooperation |url=https://www.spsnavalforces.com/story/?id=276 |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=www.spsnavalforces.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=L_2008116EN.01005701.xml |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/compos/2008/349/oj/eng |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=eur-lex.europa.eu}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Myanmar Navy]]
* [[Union Solidarity and Development Party]]
* [[2015 Myanmar general election]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Military of Myanmar]]
[[Category:Government of Myanmar]]
[[Category:Burmese generals]]
[[Category:Defence Services Academy alumni]]
[[Category:Burmese Theravada Buddhists]]
[[Category:21st-century Burmese politicians]]
[[Category:Leaders who took power by coup]]
[[Category:Military rule in Myanmar]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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