List of prime ministers of Myanmar

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

Titles[edit]

Prime ministers of Burma / Myanmar (1948–present)[edit]

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office

Union of Burma (1948–1974)[edit]

1 U Nu
ဦးနု
(1907–1995)
4 January 1948 12 June 1956
(resigned.)
8 years, 160 days Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
2 Ba Swe
ဘဆွေ
(1915–1987)
12 June 1956 1 March 1957 262 days Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
(1) U Nu
ဦးနု
(1907–1995)
1 March 1957 29 October 1958[a] 1 year, 242 days Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
3 Ne Win
နေဝင်း
(1911–2002)
29 October 1958 4 April 1960[b] 1 year, 158 days Military
(1) U Nu
ဦးနု
(1907–1995)
4 April 1960 2 March 1962
(deposed.)
1 year, 332 days Union Party
(3) Ne Win
နေဝင်း
(1911–2002)
2 March 1962 4 March 1974 12 years, 2 days Military /
Burma Socialist Programme Party

Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988)[edit]

4 Sein Win
စိန်ဝင်း
(1919–1993)
4 March 1974 29 March 1977[c] 3 years, 25 days Burma Socialist Programme Party
5 Maung Maung Kha
မောင်မောင်ခ
(1920–1995)
29 March 1977 26 July 1988
(resigned.)
11 years, 119 days Burma Socialist Programme Party
6 Tun Tin
ထွန်းတင်
(1920–2020)
26 July 1988 18 September 1988
(deposed.)
54 days Burma Socialist Programme Party

Union of Burma / Myanmar (1988–2011)[edit]

7 Saw Maung
စောမောင်
(1928–1997)
21 September 1988 23 April 1992
(deposed.)[d]
3 years, 215 days Military
8 Than Shwe
သန်းရွှေ
(born 1933)
23 April 1992 25 August 2003 11 years, 124 days Military
9 Khin Nyunt
ခင်ညွန့်
(born 1939)
25 August 2003 18 October 2004
(deposed.)[3]
1 year, 54 days Military
10 Soe Win
စိုးဝင်း
(1947–2007)
19 October 2004 12 October 2007
(died in office.[4])
2 years, 358 days Military
11 Thein Sein
သိန်းစိန်
(born 1944)
12 October 2007 30 March 2011 3 years, 169 days Military
(until 29 April 2010[5])
Union Solidarity and Development Party
(from 8 June 2010[5])

Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present)[edit]

Position abolished (30 March 2011 – 1 August 2021)
12 Min Aung Hlaing
မင်းအောင်လှိုင်
(born 1956)
1 August 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 271 days Military

Timeline[edit]

Min Aung HlaingThein SeinSoe Win (prime minister)Khin NyuntThan ShweSaw MaungTun TinMaung Maung KhaSein Win (Brigadier General)Ne WinBa SweU Nu

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Handed over power to the military.
  2. ^ Handed back power to the civilian government after the 1960 general election.
  3. ^ Removed from office due to the economic problems of the country.
  4. ^ Resigned due to health reasons, de facto deposed by rival generals.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wheeler, Ned (28 July 1997). "Obituary: General Saw Maung". The Independent. London.
  2. ^ "Saw Maung Is Dead at 68; Led a Brutal Burmese Coup". The New York Times. 27 July 1997.
  3. ^ "Burma's prime minister 'arrested'". BBC News. 19 October 2004.
  4. ^ "Burma prime minister Soe Win dies". BBC News. 12 October 2007.
  5. ^ a b Wai Moe (5 May 2010). "Tight Censorship on Reporting USDP". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

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