As U Aung Lin Dwe becomes Upper House speaker, this 2022 profile shows how loyalty to Min Aung Hlaing—not merit—drove his rise in the junta.
As Min Aung Hlaing’s right-hand man, U Aung Lin Dwe signed over 350 orders on his boss’sbehalf to keep the regime running. Now he will oversee the selection of the next head of state.