President 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 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.
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)
[change | change source](Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Union of Burma (1948–1974)[change | change source] | ||||||
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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 | change source] | ||||||
| 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 | change source] | ||||||
| — | 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 | change source] | ||||||
| 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, 305 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | |
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ 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 | change source]- ↑ "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.
