He is a graduate of the Defence Services Academy.
[3] In August 2018, Soe Maung registered a new political party, Democratic Party of National Politics (DNP), in the leadup to the 2020 Myanmar general election, along with another former military officer and Auditor-General, Lun Maung.
[4][5][6] DNP has faced allegations of being a proxy party for the military-operated Union Solidarity and Development Party because of Soe Maung's close ties to Than Shwe.
[4][5] Soe Maung is also a chair of Ra Hta Pa La Association (ရဋ္ဌပါလအသင်း; from Pali: Raṭṭhapāla, lit.
[8] His adopted son, Zaw Win Shein, is a businessman who established Ayeyar Hinthar Holdings in 2006.