Htin Kyaw

Burmese politician and scholar serving as the 9th President of Myanmar

Htin Kyaw (Burmese: ထင်ကျော်, pronounced: [tʰɪ̀ɴ tɕɔ̀] or [tʰɪ̀ɴ dʑɔ̀]; born 20 July 1946) is a Burmese politician, writer and scholar who served as the ninth President of Myanmar from 30 March 2016 to 21 March 2018. He was the first elected president to hold the office with no ties to the military since the 1962 coup d'état. The second son of scholar Min Thu Wun, Htin Kyaw had held various positions in the education, planning and treasury ministries in prior governments.[1]


Htin Kyaw
ထင်ကျော်
9th President of Myanmar
In office
30 March 2016 – 21 March 2018
State CounsellorAung San Suu Kyi
Vice PresidentMyint Swe
Henry Van Thio
Preceded byThein Sein
Succeeded byWin Myint
Personal details
Born (1946-07-20) 20 July 1946 (age 77)
Yangon, British Burma
Political partyNational League for Democracy
Spouse(s)
Su Su Lwin (m. 1973)
ParentsMin Thu Wun (father)
Kyi Kyi (mother)
ResidencePresidential Palace
Alma materYangon Institute of Economics
University of London
Arthur D. Little School of Management
WebsiteGovernment website

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  1. "ျမန္မာႏိုင္ငံရဲ႕ ၉ ဦးေျမာက္ ႏိုင္ငံေတာ္သမၼတ". ဗီြအိုေအ. Retrieved 2016-03-15.

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