List of presidents of Myanmar

This article lists the presidents of Myanmar (also known as Burma) since the Burmese Declaration of Independence in 1948.

Titles

• 1948–1962: President of the Union of Burma
• 1962–1974: Chairman of the Union Revolutionary Council of the Union of Burma
• 1974–1988: 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

   Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL)

   Union Karen League (UKL)

   Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP)

   Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)

   National League for Democracy (NLD)

Other affiliations

   Military

Status

   Acting president

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

No.	Portrait	Name (Lifespan)	Term of office			Political party		Ref.
			Start	End	Duration
1		Sao Shwe Thaik စဝ်ရွှေသိုက် (1895–1962)	4 January 1948	16 March 1952	4 years, 72 days		Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
2		Ba U ဘဦး (1887–1963)	16 March 1952	13 March 1957	4 years, 362 days		Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
3		Win Maung ဝင်းမောင် (1916–1989)	13 March 1957	2 March 1962 (Deposed in a coup)	4 years, 354 days		Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (Union Karen League)
—		Ne Win နေဝင်း (1911–2002)	2 March 1962	2 March 1974	12 years		Military / Burma Socialist Programme Party
4		Ne Win နေဝင်း (1911–2002)	2 March 1974	9 November 1981 (Resigned)	7 years, 252 days		Burma Socialist Programme Party
5		San Yu စန်းယု (1918–1996)	9 November 1981	27 July 1988 (Resigned)	6 years, 261 days		Burma Socialist Programme Party
6		Sein Lwin စိန်လွင် (1923–2004)	27 July 1988	12 August 1988 (Resigned)	16 days		Burma Socialist Programme Party
—		Aye Ko အေးကို (1921–2006)	12 August 1988	19 August 1988	7 days		Burma Socialist Programme Party
7		Maung Maung မောင်မောင် (1925–1994)	19 August 1988	18 September 1988 (Deposed in a coup)	30 days		Burma Socialist Programme Party	[1]
—		Saw Maung စောမောင် (1928–1997)	18 September 1988	23 April 1992 (Deposed) [a]	3 years, 218 days		Military	[2] [3] [4]
—		Than Shwe သန်းရွှေ (born 1933)	23 April 1992	30 March 2011 [b]	18 years, 341 days		Military / Union Solidarity and Development Association
8		Thein Sein သိန်းစိန် (born 1944)	30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years		Union Solidarity and Development Party	[5]
9		Htin Kyaw ထင်ကျော် (born 1946)	30 March 2016	21 March 2018 (Resigned)	1 year, 356 days		National League for Democracy	[6]
—		Myint Swe မြင့်ဆွေ (1951–2025)	21 March 2018	30 March 2018	9 days		Union Solidarity and Development Party
10		Win Myint ဝင်းမြင့် (born 1951)	30 March 2018	1 February 2021 (Deposed in a coup)	2 years, 308 days		National League for Democracy	[7]
—		Myint Swe မြင့်ဆွေ (1951–2025)	1 February 2021	7 August 2025 [c] (Died in office)	4 years, 187 days		Union Solidarity and Development Party	[9] [10]
—		Min Aung Hlaing မင်းအောင်လှိုင် (born 1956) Serving in NDSC	22 July 2024 [c]	Incumbent	1 year, 45 days		Military

Timeline

See also

• Politics of Myanmar
• History of Myanmar
• List of Burmese monarchs
• List of heads of state of Myanmar
• List of colonial governors of Burma
• List of premiers of British Burma
• President of Myanmar
• Vice-President of Myanmar
• Prime Minister of Myanmar
  • List of prime ministers of Myanmar
• Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar
• State Counsellor of Myanmar
• Chairman of the State Administration Council

Notes

1. Resigned for health reasons, de facto deposed by rival generals.
2. Handed over power to the civilian government after the 2010 general election.
3. Myint Swe took medical leave on 18 June 2024, and transferred NDSC-related presidential duties to Min Aung Hlaing on 22 July 2024. ^[8]

References

1. "Burmese Military Officially Takes Reins Of Power". The New York Times. 19 September 1988.
2. "Burmese Military Ousts Chief, Citing Illness". The New York Times. 24 April 1992.
3. "Saw Maung Is Dead at 68; Led a Brutal Burmese Coup". The New York Times. 27 July 1997. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
4. Wheeler, Ned (28 July 1997). "Obituary: General Saw Maung". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
5. "President sworn in, junta dissolved- DVB Multimedia Group". Dvb.no. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
6. "Myanmar Lawmakers Name Htin Kyaw President, Affirming Civilian Rule". The New York Times. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
7. "Myanmar elects Win Myint as new president". Deutsche Welle. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
8. "The leader of Myanmar's army government is named acting president so he can renew state of emergency". Associated Press. 22 July 2024. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
9. "Pro Tem President U Myint Swe's Health Worsens, Admitted to ICU". Yangon Media Group. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
10. Wee, Sui-Lee (7 August 2025). "U Myint Swe, 74, Acting President of Myanmar Installed by Military, Dies". The New York Times . Retrieved 26 August 2025.

External links

• World Statesmen – Myanmar (Burma)
• Myanmar (Burmese) New Government Cabinet