Yawd Serk

{{Short description|Shan political leader}}

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{{Infobox military person

| name = Yawd Serk

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1959}}

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| image = Yawd Serk.jpg

| caption = Yawd Serk at RCSS/SSA press conference (September 2017)

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| allegiance = Shan State Army - South

| serviceyears = {{Start date|1996}}–present

| rank = Lieutenant General

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| battles = Internal conflict in Myanmar

| laterwork = Chairman of the RCSS/SSA

}}

Yawd Serk ({{langx|shn|ယွတ်ႈသိုၵ်း}}, {{langx|my|ယွက်စစ်}}) is a Shan ethnic and political leader in Myanmar (Burma), who was chairman of the Restoration Council of Shan State and commander in chief of the Shan State Army - South (SSA-S) until his resignation on 3 February 2014.{{cite web|title=Myanmar Peace Monitor - Restoration Council of Shan State |url=http://www.mmpeacemonitor.org/stakeholders/stakeholders-overview/168-ssa-s}}{{cite news|last1=Htwe|first1=Nan Tin|title=Shan shocked as Yawd Serk quits SSA-S|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/9417-shan-shocked-as-yawd-serk-quits-ssa-s.html|access-date=1 January 2016|work=Myanmar Times|date=3 February 2014}} He was a major contributor to peace talks between major Shan rebel factions and the government of Myanmar in the 2000s and 2010s.