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Acting President Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the military and prime minister since 2021, is the current holder since Acting President Myint Swe transferred his powers in July 2024. Myint Swe had himself been installed by Min Aung Hlaing through a military coup d'état on 1 February 2021.
This article lists the presidents of Myanmar (also known as Burma) since the Burmese Declaration of Independence in 1948.
Sagaing Kingdom 1315–1365. Kingdom of Ava 1365–1555. Prome Kingdom 1482–1542. Hanthawaddy Kingdom 1287–1539, 1550–1552. Shan States 1215–1563. Kingdom of Mrauk U 1429–1785. Toungoo dynasty 1510–1752. First Toungoo Empire 1510–1599. Nyaungyan Restoration 1599–1752.
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.
22 mar 2022 · YANGON — Since gaining independence from the British in 1948, Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) has been governed by two types of president. From the post-independence period until dictator Ne Win’s coup d’état in March 1962, the country had democratically elected heads of state.
25 kwi 2017 · Myanmar's President is both the Head of State and of the Government, and is elected to office by the Burmese Parliament.
The president chairs the National Defence and Security Council and normally leads the Cabinet of Myanmar, the executive branch of the Burmese government, though the military prime minister leads the cabinet under the current state of emergency.
