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| Name | Image | Reign From | Reign Until | Relationship with predecessor(s) |
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| Alaungpaya | | 29 February 1752 | 11 May 1760 | Founder |
| Naungdawgyi | | 11 May 1760 | 28 November 1763 | Eldest Son of Alaungpaya |
| Hsinbyushin | | 28 November 1763 | 10 June 1776 | Brother of Naungdawgyi and Second eldest son of Alaungpaya |
| Singu | | 10 June 1776 | 6 February 1782 | Son of Hsinbyushin |
| Phaungka | | 6 February 1782 | 11 February 1782 | Son of Naungdawgyi and cousin brother of Singu |
| Bodawpaya | | 11 February 1782 | 5 June 1819 | Uncle; Alaungpaya's fourth son |
| Bagyidaw | | 5 June 1819 | 15 April 1837 | Grandson of Bodawpaya |
| Tharrawaddy | | 15 April 1837 | 17 November 1846 | Brother of Bagyidaw and grandson of Bodawpaya |
| Pagan | | 17 November 1846 | 18 February 1853 | Son of Tharrawaddy Min |
| Mindon | | 18 February 1853 | 1 October 1878 | Half Brother of Pagan Min (son of Tharrawaddy Min) |
| Thibaw | | 1 October 1878 | 29 November 1885 | Son of Mindon Min |
| Portrait | Name | Consort | Lifespan | Reign | Imperial Durbar | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Victoria | None | 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 | 1 May 1876 – 22 January 1901 | 1 January 1877 (represented by Lord Lytton) | House of Hanover |
| | Edward VII | Alexandra of Denmark | 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910 | 22 January 1901 – 6 May 1910 | 1 January 1903 (represented by Lord Curzon of Kedleston) | House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| | George V | Mary of Teck | 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936 | 6 May 1910 – 20 January 1936 | 12 December 1911 | House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1910–1917) House of Windsor (1917–1936) |
| | Edward VIII | None | 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972 | 20 January 1936 – 11 December 1936 | None [a] | House of Windsor |
| | George VI | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952 | 11 December 1936 – 22 June 1948 | None [b] | House of Windsor |
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| N | Portrait | Name Title office | Term of office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||||
| British Burma | |||||
| 1 | | Arthur Purves Phayre , Chief Commissioner | 31 January 1862 | 16 February 1867 | Arakan, Tenasserim, and Pegu are united as British ("Lower") Burma (within British India) |
| 2 | | Albert Fytche , Chief Commissioner | 16 February 1867 | 18 April 1871 | |
| 3 | | Ashley Eden , Chief Commissioner | 18 April 1871 | 14 April 1875 | |
| 4 | | Augustus Rivers Thompson , Chief Commissioner | 14 April 1875 | 30 March 1878 | Acting until 30 April 1877 |
| 5 | | Charles Umpherston Aitchison , Chief Commissioner | 30 March 1878 | 2 July 1880 | |
| 6 | Charles Bernard , Chief Commissioner | 2 July 1880 | 2 March 1883 | Acting until 4 April 1882, 1st time | |
| 7 | Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite , Chief Commissioner | 2 March 1883 | 25 September 1886 | Acting until 28 February 1884, 1st time. On 1 January 1886, as a result of the Third Anglo-Burmese War, remnant of Kingdom of Awa ("Upper Burma") annexed to British Burma (within British India). On 26 February 1886, Upper and Lower Burma united as Burma (within British India) | |
| 8 | Charles Edward Bernard , Chief Commissioner | 25 September 1886 | 12 March 1887 | 2nd time | |
| 9 | Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite , Chief Commissioner | 12 March 1887 | 10 December 1890 | 2nd time | |
| 10 | | Alexander Mackenzie , Chief Commissioner | 10 December 1890 | 3 April 1895 | |
| 11 | Frederick William Richards Fryer , Chief Commissioner | 3 April 1895 | 1 May 1897 | ||
| 12 | Frederick William Richards Fryer , Lieutenant Governor | 1 May 1897 | 4 April 1903 | ||
| 13 | Sir Hugh Shakespear Barnes , Lieutenant Governor | 4 April 1903 | 9 May 1905 | ||
| 14 | | Sir Herbert Thirkell White , Lieutenant Governor | 9 May 1905 | 19 May 1910 | |
| 15 | Sir Harvey Adamson , Lieutenant Governor | 19 May 1910 | 28 October 1915 | ||
| – | Sir George Shaw , acting Lieutenant Governor | 15 May 1913 | 1 November 1913 | Acting for Adamson | |
| 16 | | Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler , Lieutenant Governor | 28 October 1915 | 22 September 1917 | 1st time |
| 17 | Walter Francis Rice , acting Lieutenant Governor | 22 September 1917 | 15 February 1918 | ||
| 18 | Sir Reginald Henry Craddock , Lieutenant Governor | 15 February 1918 | 21 December 1922 | ||
| 19 | | Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler , Lieutenant Governor | 21 December 1922 | 2 January 1923 | 2nd time |
| 20 | Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler , Governor | 2 January 1923 | 20 December 1927 | ||
| 21 | | Sir Charles Alexander Innes , Governor | 20 December 1927 | 20 December 1932 | |
| 22 | Sir Hugh Landsdowne Stephenson , Governor | 20 December 1932 | 8 May 1936 | ||
| 23 | Sir Archibald Douglas Cochrane , Governor | 8 May 1936 | 6 May 1941 | On 1 April 1937, Burma separated from British India, as for provided for in the Government of India Act 1935 | |
| 24 | | Sir Reginald Hugh Dorman-Smith , Governor | 6 May 1941 | 31 August 1946 | From May 1942 until October 1945 in exile at Shimla, British India |
| Japanese Occupation of British Burma | |||||
| 25 | | Shōjirō Iida , Military commander | 20 April 1942 | 18 March 1943 | Commander of the 15th Army |
| 26 | | Masakazu Kawabe , Military commander | 18 March 1943 | 30 August 1944 | Commander of the Japanese Burma Area Army |
| 27 | | Heitarō Kimura , Military Commander | 30 August 1944 | 15 August 1945 | |
| Allied military administration | |||||
| 28 | | Actg. Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten , Military Governor | 1 January 1944 | October 1945 | Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command |
| 29 | | Major general Sir Hubert Elvin Rance , Military governor | October 1945 | 31 August 1946 | |
| British Burma | |||||
| 30 | | Sir Hubert Elvin Rance , Governor | 31 August 1946 | 4 January 1948 | |
| Since 4 January 1948 Burma gains independence as Union of Burma , as provided for in the Burma Independence Act 1947 and the Burmese Declaration of Independence | |||||
| Portrait | Regnal Name | Personal Name | Reign | Notes |
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| Hirohito | Emperor Shōwa | 1942 – 1945 |
| N | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | |
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| Took office | Left office | ||
| 1 | Yoshio Nasu (1897 —1993) | 1942 | 24 July 1942 |
| 2 | Haruki Isayama (1894 —1990) | 26 July 1942 | 1942 |
| 3 | Eitarō Naka (1893 —1969) | 19 August 1942 | 18 September 1943 |
| 4 | Gōtarō Ogawa (1876 —1945) | 1943 | 1945 |
| N | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | |
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| Took office | Left office | |||
| 1 | Ba Maw | 1937 | 1939 | |
| 2 | Maung Pu | 1939 | 1940 | |
| 3 | U Saw | 1940 | 1942 | |
| 4 | Aung San | 1943 | 1943 | |
| 5 | Ba Maw | 1943 | 1945 | |
| 6 | Sir Paw Tun | 1945 | 1945 | |
| 7 | Tun Oke | 1945 | 1946 | |
| 8 | Sir Paw Tun | 1946 | 1947 | |
| 9 | Aung San | 1947 | 1948 | |
| 10 | U Nu | 1948 | 1948 | |
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Union of Burma (1948–1974) | |||||||
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| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political Party | |
| Presidents of the Union | |||||||
| 1 | Sao Shwe Thaik (1895–1962) | | 4 January 1948 | 16 March 1952 | 4 years, 72 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | |
| 2 | Ba U (1887–1963) | | 16 March 1952 | 13 March 1957 | 4 years, 362 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | |
| 3 | Win Maung (1916–1989) | 13 March 1957 | 2 March 1962 [2] | 4 years, 354 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | ||
| Chairman of the Union Revolutionary Council | |||||||
| — | Ne Win (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) | |||||||
| Presidents of the Republic | |||||||
| 4 | Ne Win (1911–2002) | | 2 March 1974 | 9 November 1981 [3] | 7 years, 252 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |
| 5 | San Yu (1918–1996) | 9 November 1981 | 27 July 1988 [4] | 6 years, 261 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | ||
| 6 | Sein Lwin (1923–2004) | 27 July 1988 | 12 August 1988 [4] | 16 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | ||
| — | Aye Ko (1921–2006) Acting President | 12 August 1988 | 19 August 1988 | 7 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | ||
| 7 | Maung Maung (1925–1994) | 19 August 1988 | 18 September 1988 [5] | 30 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | ||
Union of Burma/Myanmar (1988–2011) | |||||||
| Chairmen of the State Law and Order Restoration Council | |||||||
| — | Saw Maung (1928–1997) | 18 September 1988 | 23 April 1992 [6] | 3 years, 218 days | Military | ||
| — | Than Shwe (1933–) | | 23 April 1992 | 15 November 1997 | 5 years, 206 days | Military | |
| Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council | |||||||
| Than Shwe (1933–) | | 15 November 1997 | 30 March 2011 [7] | 13 years, 135 days | Military | ||
Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present) | |||||||
| Presidents of the Republic | |||||||
| 8 | Thein Sein (1945–) | | 30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | |
| 9 | Htin Kyaw (1946–) | | 30 March 2016 | 21 March 2018 | 1 year, 356 days | National League for Democracy | |
| — | Myint Swe (1951–2025) Acting President | | 21 March 2018 | 30 March 2018 | 9 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | |
| 10 | Win Myint (1951–) | | 30 March 2018 | 1 February 2021 | 2 years, 308 days | National League for Democracy | |
| — | Myint Swe (1951–2025) Acting President | | 1 February 2021 | 7 August 2025 [8] | 4 years, 187 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | |
| — | Min Aung Hlaing (1956–) Acting President On Duty on NDSC for Myint Swe [9] [10] | | 22 July 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 71 days | Military | |
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Notes | |
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| 1 | Ne Win (1911–2002) | | 4 July 1962 | 23 July 1988 [4] | 26 years, 19 days | Also Chairman of the Union Revolutionary Council (1962–1974), Prime Minister (1962–1974) and President (1974–1981). | |
| 2 | Sein Lwin (1923–2004) | | 26 July 1988 | 12 August 1988 [4] | 17 days | Also President (1988). | |
| 3 | Maung Maung (1925–1994) | 19 August 1988 | 18 September 1988 [5] | 30 days | Also President (1988). | ||