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List of heads of state of Myanmar since 1948
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This article lists the presidents and de facto heads of state of Myanmar (Burma) since the Burmese Declaration of Independence in 1948. During the periods of direct military rule in 1962–1974 and 1988–2011, the office of president was abolished and chairman of military junta served as head of state.
Titles
- 1948–1962: President of the Union of Burma
- 1962–1974: Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of the Union of Burma
- 1974–1988: Chairman of the Council of State / 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
List of officeholders
;Political parties
;Other affiliations
;Status
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Lifespan) | Term of office | Political party | Ref. | Start | End | Duration | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League}};" | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League}};" | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League}};" | Burma Socialist Programme Party}};" | Burma Socialist Programme Party}};" | Burma Socialist Programme Party}};" | Burma Socialist Programme Party}};" | Burma Socialist Programme Party}};" | Burma Socialist Programme Party}};" | Military rule}};" | Military rule}};" | Union Solidarity and Development Party}};" | National League for Democracy}};" | Union Solidarity and Development Party}};" | National League for Democracy}};" | Union Solidarity and Development Party}};" | Military rule}};" | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | [[File:Sao Shwe Thaik.jpg | 100px]] | Sao Shwe Thaik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| စဝ်ရွှေသိုက် | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1895–1962) | 4 January 1948 | 16 March 1952 | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | [[File:Ba U.JPG | 100px]] | Ba U | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ဘဦး | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1887–1963) | 16 March 1952 | 13 March 1957 | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | [[File:Mahn Win Maung.jpg | 100px]] | Win Maung | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ဝင်းမောင် | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1916–1989) | 13 March 1957 | 2 March 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Deposed in a coup) | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Union Karen League) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | [[File:Ne Win in 1959, Jerusalem.jpg | 100px]] | Ne Win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| နေဝင်း | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1911–2002) | 2 March 1962 | 2 March 1974 | years | Military / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burma Socialist Programme Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | [[File:Ne Win in 1959, Jerusalem.jpg | 100px]] | Ne Win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| နေဝင်း | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1911–2002) | 2 March 1974 | 9 November 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Resigned) | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | [[File:San Yu.jpg | 100px]] | San Yu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| စန်းယု | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1918–1996) | 9 November 1981 | 27 July 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Resigned) | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | [[File:No image.svg | 100px]] | Sein Lwin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| စိန်လွင် | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1923–2004) | 27 July 1988 | 12 August 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Resigned) | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | [[File:No image.svg | 100px]] | Aye Ko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| အေးကို | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1921–2006) | 12 August 1988 | 19 August 1988 | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | [[File:No image.svg | 100px]] | Maung Maung | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| မောင်မောင် | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1925–1994) | 19 August 1988 | 18 September 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Deposed in a coup) | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | [[File:No image.svg | 100px]] | Saw Maung | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| စောမောင် | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1928–1997) | 18 September 1988 | 23 April 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Deposed) | Military | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | [[File:Than Shwe 2010-10-11.jpg | 100px]] | Than Shwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| သန်းရွှေ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1933) | 23 April 1992 | 30 March 2011 | Military / | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Union Solidarity and Development Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | [[File:TheinSeinASEAN.jpg | 100px]] | Thein Sein | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| သိန်းစိန် | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1944) | 30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | years | Union Solidarity and Development Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | [[File:President Htin Kyaw.jpg | 100px]] | Htin Kyaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ထင်ကျော် | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1946) | 30 March 2016 | 21 March 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Resigned) | National League for Democracy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | [[File:Myint Swe - 02 (13-12-2018).jpg | 100px]] | Myint Swe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| မြင့်ဆွေ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1951–2025) | 21 March 2018 | 30 March 2018 | Union Solidarity and Development Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | [[File:Myanmar President Win Myint.png | 100px]] | Win Myint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ဝင်းမြင့် | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1951) | 30 March 2018 | 1 February 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Deposed in a coup) | National League for Democracy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | [[File:Myint Swe - 02 (13-12-2018).jpg | 100px]] | Myint Swe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| မြင့်ဆွေ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1951–2025) | 1 February 2021 | 7 August 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Died in office) | Union Solidarity and Development Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | [[File:Min Aung Hlaing at the Kremlin on March 4, 2025 (cropped)(b).jpg | 100px]] | Min Aung Hlaing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| မင်းအောင်လှိုင် | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1956) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pro Tem President (On Duty) | 22 July 2024 | Incumbent | Military |
Timeline
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bar:Thaik from: 04/01/1948 till: 16/03/1952 color:afpfl text:"Sao Shwe Thaik" bar:U from: 16/03/1952 till: 13/03/1957 color:afpfl text:"Ba U" bar:WMaung from: 13/03/1957 till: 02/03/1962 color:afpfl text:"Win Maung" bar:Win from: 02/03/1962 till: 02/03/1974 color:military from: 02/03/1974 till: 09/11/1981 color:bspp text:"Ne Win" bar:Yu from: 09/11/1981 till: 27/07/1988 color:bspp text:"San Yu" bar:Lwin from: 27/07/1988 till: 12/08/1988 color:bspp text:"Sein Lwin" bar:Ko from: 12/08/1988 till: 19/08/1988 color:bspp text:"Aye Ko (acting)" bar:MMaung from: 19/08/1988 till: 18/09/1988 color:bspp text:"Maung Maung" bar:SMaung from: 18/09/1988 till: 23/04/1992 color:military text:"Saw Maung" bar:Shwe from: 23/04/1992 till: 30/03/2011 color:military text:"Than Shwe" bar:Sein from: 30/03/2011 till: 30/03/2016 color:usdp text:"Thein Sein" bar:Kyaw from: 30/03/2016 till: 21/03/2018 color:nld text:"Htin Kyaw" bar:Swe from: 21/03/2018 till: 30/03/2018 color:usdp from: 01/02/2021 till: 07/08/2025 color:usdp text:"Myint Swe (acting)" bar:Myint from: 30/03/2018 till: 01/02/2021 color:nld text:"Win Myint" bar:Hlaing from: 22/07/2024 till: $today color:military text:"Min Aung Hlaing (Pro Tem On Duty)"
Notes
References
References
- (19 September 1988). "Burmese Military Officially Takes Reins Of Power". The New York Times.
- (24 April 1992). "Burmese Military Ousts Chief, Citing Illness". The New York Times.
- (27 July 1997). "Saw Maung Is Dead at 68; Led a Brutal Burmese Coup". The New York Times.
- Wheeler, Ned. (28 July 1997). "Obituary: General Saw Maung". The Independent.
- (2011-03-30). "President sworn in, junta dissolved- DVB Multimedia Group". Dvb.no.
- (16 March 2016). "Myanmar Lawmakers Name Htin Kyaw President, Affirming Civilian Rule". The New York Times.
- (28 March 2018). "Myanmar elects Win Myint as new president". Deutsche Welle.
- (23 July 2024). "Pro Tem Presidential duties transferred to State Administration Council Chairman". [[Global New Light of Myanmar]].
- (11 August 2025). "U Myint Swe, 74, Acting President of Myanmar Installed by Military, Dies". [[New York Times]].
- (5 August 2025). "Pro Tem President U Myint Swe's Health Worsens, Admitted to ICU".
- (7 August 2025). "U Myint Swe, 74, Acting President of Myanmar Installed by Military, Dies". [[The New York Times]].
- "State Security and Peace Commission".
- (1 August 2025). "National Defence and Security Council convenes Meeting 3/2025". [[Global New Light of Myanmar]].
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