Lieutenant General Hla Min (Burmese: လှမင်း) was the minister of the Ministry of Defense, which oversees the Tatmadaw, the country's armed forces. He was appointed by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on 30 March 2011. He was reassigned to the military in September 2012. He was retired from army in August 2015 and joined the Union Solidarity and Development Party to contest Myanmar general election, 2015.