[4][5] In May 2012, President Thein Sein appointed Soe Win to the working committee of the government team responsible for negotiating with Myanmar's many armed ethnic rebel groups.

[6] He is a close associate of former Vice Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), Vice-Senior General Maung Aye.

[8] In 1976, he attended a cadet course at the Defense Services Academy, alongside Ye Htut, graduating with distinctions in military science and literature.

[4][35][36][37][38][39][40] In April 2024, widespread rumors emerged that Soe Win might have sustained severe injuries during a resistance drone attack on the Southeastern Command headquarters in Mawlamyine, Mon State, where he was allegedly stationed.

[49] Reports indicated growing support for Soe Win to assume military leadership amid recent setbacks and internal strife.

[59][60][61][62][63][64] Soe Win has been accused of accepting bribes from companies dealing in jade, timber, and gold, in exchange for concessions from the profits.

[69][70][71][72][73] In March 2010, he ordered Tatmadaw soldiers in Hpakant, Kachin State, to collect military taxes from local jade mining companies.

[4][74][75][76][77][78] The United States Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on Soe Win on 10 December 2019, under Executive Order 13818, which builds upon and implements the Magnitsky Act and targets perpetrators of serious human rights abuse and corruption.