He was the Minister of Border Affairs, having been appointed by Thein Sein in February 2013, to replace Thein Htay, who returned to the Ministry of Defence.

[2] Thet Naing Win was born on 22 July 1955 in Maubin, Irrawaddy Division, Burma.

[3] After obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Mawlamyine, he joined and attended OTS intake 56.

[3] Thet Naing Win served as the chief of the Defense Ministry's Bureau of Special Operations from 2010 to 2013.

[2] Thet Naing Win on August 23 was elected General Secretary of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, preceded by Tin Naing Thein, former Minister of the President's Office of Myanmar and retired brigadier general.