President of Myanmar
head of state and head of government of Burma
The president of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burmese: နိုင်ငံတော် သမ္မတ; MLCTS: nuing ngam tau samma.ta.) is the head of state and head of government of Myanmar.
| President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် သမ္မတ | |
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| Style | His Excellency (formal) |
| Member of | Cabinet National Defence and Security Council |
| Residence | Presidential Palace |
| Seat | Naypyidaw |
| Nominator | Assembly of the Union |
| Appointer | Presidential Electoral College |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Myanmar |
| Precursor | Governor of Burma |
| Formation | 4 January 1948 |
| First holder | Sao Shwe Thaik |
| Deputy | Vice President of Myanmar |
| Salary | K5 million / month[1] |
| Website | www |
The president is elected by members of parliament, not by the general population. The Presidential Electoral College, a three committee body, elects the president.[2]
Presidents of Burma/Myanmar (1948–present)
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Union of Burma (1948–1974)change | ||||||
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | 
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Sao Shwe Thaik စဝ်ရွှေသိုက် (1895–1962) |
4 January 1948 | 16 March 1952 | 4 years, 72 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
| 2 | 
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Ba U ဘဦး (1887–1963) |
16 March 1952 | 13 March 1957 | 4 years, 362 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
| 3 | 
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Win Maung ဝင်းမောင် (1916–1989) |
13 March 1957 | 2 March 1962[a] | 4 years, 354 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
| — | Ne Win နေဝင်း (1911–2002) |
2 March 1962 | 2 March 1974 | 12 years, 0 days | Military / Burma Socialist Programme Party | |
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988)change | ||||||
| 4 | Ne Win နေဝင်း (1911–2002) |
2 March 1974 | 9 November 1981[b] | 7 years, 252 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |
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San Yu စန်းယု (1918–1996) |
9 November 1981 | 27 July 1988[c] | 6 years, 261 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party |
| 6 |
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Sein Lwin စိန်လွင် (1923–2004) |
27 July 1988 | 12 August 1988[c] | 16 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party |
| — |
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Aye Ko အေးကို (1921–2006) Acting President |
12 August 1988 | 19 August 1988 | 7 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party |
| 7 |
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Maung Maung မောင်မောင် (1925–1994) |
19 August 1988 | 18 September 1988[d] | 30 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party |
Union of Burma/Myanmar (1988–2011)change | ||||||
| — | Saw Maung စောမောင် (1928–1997) |
18 September 1988 | 23 April 1992[e] | 3 years, 218 days | Military | |
| — | 
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Than Shwe သန်းရွှေ (born 1933) |
23 April 1992 | 30 March 2011[f] | 18 years, 341 days | Military |
Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present)change | ||||||
| 8 | 
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Thein Sein သိန်းစိန် (born 1945) |
30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
| 9 | 
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Htin Kyaw ထင်ကျော် (born 1946) |
30 March 2016 | 21 March 2018 | 1 year, 356 days | National League for Democracy |
| — | Myint Swe မြင့်ဆွေ (born 1951) Acting President |
21 March 2018 | 30 March 2018 | 9 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | |
| 10 | 
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Win Myint ဝင်းမြင့် (born 1951) |
30 March 2018 | 1 February 2021 | 2 years, 307 days | National League for Democracy |
| — | Myint Swe မြင့်ဆွေ (born 1951) Acting President |
1 February 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 293 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | |
Notes
change- ↑ Deposed in the 1962 coup d'état.
- ↑ Resigned after the 1981 general election.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Resigned during the 8888 Uprising.
- ↑ Deposed in a coup d'état during the 8888 Uprising.
- ↑ Resigned due to health reasons.[3][4]
- ↑ Handed over power to the civilian government after the 2010 general election.
References
change- ↑ "NLD cuts salaries of MPS, ministers, saves nearly K6b". 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ↑ "FACTBOX – Myanmar's new political structure". Reuters. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ↑ Wheeler, Ned (28 July 1997). "Obituary: General Saw Maung". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ↑ "Saw Maung Is Dead at 68; Led a Brutal Burmese Coup". The New York Times. 27 July 1997.
