Tin Aye

Tin Aye (တင်အေး) is a retired Burmese lieutenant general and previously chaired the country's Union Election Commission (UEC). In the Burmese general election, 2010, he contested a Pyithu Hluttaw seat in Tada-U Township and won. However, he vacated his seat in February 2011 to assume a new position, as Chairman of the UEC. He graduated from the Defence Services Academy and is a decorated soldier, having received 15 decorations. He formerly served as the chairman of Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings (UMEHL), an conglomerate owned by the Burmese military.