List of presidents of Myanmar

This article lists the presidents of Myanmar (also known as Burma) since the Burmese Declaration of Independence in 1948.

Titles

1948–1962: President of the Union of Burma
1962–1974: Chairman of the Union Revolutionary Council of the Union of Burma
1974–1988: President of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
1988–1997: Chairman of the State Law and Order Restoration Council of the Union of Myanmar
1997–2011: Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar
2011–present: President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Presidents of Burma / Myanmar (1948–present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
Union of Burma (1948–1974) [edit]
1		Sao Shwe Thaik စဝ်ရွှေသိုက် (1895–1962)	4 January 1948	16 March 1952	4 years, 72 days	Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
2		Ba U ဘဦး (1887–1963)	16 March 1952	13 March 1957	4 years, 362 days	Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
3		Win Maung ဝင်းမောင် (1916–1989)	13 March 1957	2 March 1962 (deposed.)	4 years, 354 days	Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League / Union Party
—		Ne Win နေဝင်း (1911–2002)	2 March 1962	2 March 1974	12 years	Military / Burma Socialist Programme Party
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988) [edit]
4		Ne Win နေဝင်း (1911–2002)	2 March 1974	9 November 1981 (resigned.)	7 years, 252 days	Burma Socialist Programme Party
5		San Yu စန်းယု (1918–1996)	9 November 1981	27 July 1988 (resigned.)	6 years, 261 days	Burma Socialist Programme Party
6		Sein Lwin စိန်လွင် (1923–2004)	27 July 1988	12 August 1988 (resigned.)	16 days	Burma Socialist Programme Party
—		Aye Ko အေးကို (1921–2006) Acting	12 August 1988	19 August 1988	7 days	Burma Socialist Programme Party
7		Maung Maung မောင်မောင် (1925–1994)	19 August 1988	18 September 1988 (deposed.)	30 days	Burma Socialist Programme Party
Union of Burma / Myanmar (1988–2011) [edit]
—		Saw Maung စောမောင် (1928–1997)	18 September 1988	23 April 1992 (deposed.)^[a]	3 years, 218 days	Military
—		Than Shwe သန်းရွှေ (born 1933)	23 April 1992	30 March 2011^[b]	18 years, 341 days	Military
Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present) [edit]
8		Thein Sein သိန်းစိန် (born 1944)	30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years	Union Solidarity and Development Party
9		Htin Kyaw ထင်ကျော် (born 1946)	30 March 2016	21 March 2018 (resigned.)	1 year, 356 days	National League for Democracy
—		Myint Swe မြင့်ဆွေ (born 1951) Acting	21 March 2018	30 March 2018	9 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party
10		Win Myint ဝင်းမြင့် (born 1951)	30 March 2018	1 February 2021 (deposed.)	2 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy
—		Myint Swe မြင့်ဆွေ (born 1951) Acting	1 February 2021	22 July 2024^[c]	3 years, 172 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party
—		Min Aung Hlaing မင်းအောင်လှိုင် (born 1956) Acting	22 July 2024	Incumbent	110 days	Military

Timeline

Notes

^ Resigned for health reasons, de facto deposed by rival generals.^[1]^[2]
^ Handed over power to the civilian government after the 2010 general election.
^ Took medical leave since 18 June 2024, and formally handed over power to Chairman of the State Administration Council on 22 July 2024.^[3]

References

^ Wheeler, Ned (28 July 1997). "Obituary: General Saw Maung". The Independent. London.
^ "Saw Maung Is Dead at 68; Led a Brutal Burmese Coup". The New York Times. 27 July 1997.
^ "The leader of Myanmar's army government is named acting president so he can renew state of emergency". Associated Press. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

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[3] Resigned for health reasons, de facto deposed by rival generals.^[1]^[2]

[4] Handed over power to the civilian government after the 2010 general election.

[6] Took medical leave since 18 June 2024, and formally handed over power to Chairman of the State Administration Council on 22 July 2024.^[3]

[1] Wheeler, Ned (28 July 1997). "Obituary: General Saw Maung". The Independent. London.

[2] "Saw Maung Is Dead at 68; Led a Brutal Burmese Coup". The New York Times. 27 July 1997.

[5] "The leader of Myanmar's army government is named acting president so he can renew state of emergency". Associated Press. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

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v t e Heads of state of Myanmar / Burma (list)
Union of Burma (1948–1962)	Sao Shwe Thaik Ba U Win Maung
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1962–1988)	Ne Win† San Yu† Sein Lwin† Aye Ko* Maung Maung
Union of Burma / Myanmar (1988–2011)	Saw Maung† Than Shwe†
Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present)	Thein Sein Htin Kyaw Myint Swe* Win Myint Myint Swe* Min Aung Hlaing*†
† indicate military officeholders * indicate acting officeholders.

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Titles

Presidents of Burma / Myanmar (1948–present)

Union of Burma (1948–1974)

Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988)

Union of Burma / Myanmar (1988–2011)

Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present)

Timeline

See also

Notes

References

External links