Sumlut Gun Maw is an officer of the Kachin Independence Army[1] who is currently serving as the vice chief-of-staff with the rank of brigadier general since 2009.

He became one of the youngest leaders of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), after launching several innovative programs.

Aside from his many years as a frontline soldier for the Kachin Independence Army,[6] he holds several key positions within the KIO, such as head of the National Information Services (NIS) and was a key negotiator for the peace talks with the government of Myanmar.

[2] In 2013, he attended peace talks in Myitkyina where he was hailed by thousands of Kachins as the KIA's representative.

[10][11] In 2017, he assumed the role of vice-chairman of the KIO and participated in the Union Peace Conference - 21st Century Panglong in Naypyidaw as a member of the United Nationalities Federal Council.