Prime Minister of Myanmar
The Prime Minister of Myanmar is the head of the government of Myanmar and the chief executive authority of the national government. The prime minister is also the commander in chief of the Armed Forces.
| Prime Minister of Myanmar
နိုင်ငံတော်ဝန်ကြီးချုပ် | |
|---|---|
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| Style | His Excellency (formal) |
| Type | Head of government |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Reports to | President of Myanmar |
| Seat | Nay Pyi Taw |
| Nominator | National Defence and Security Council |
| Appointer | Acting President |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | Section 427(a) of 2008 Constitution |
| Precursor | Premier of British Crown Colony of Burma |
| Formation |
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| First holder | U Nu |
| Abolished | 30 March 2011 (first) |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
The office ended on 30 March 2011, according to the current Constitution of Myanmar (adopted in 2008). It said that the president is both the head of state and head of government. however, the military coup of 2021 put the Chairman of the State Administration Council into the highest position. He is the de facto head of government, and the president is now the nominal head of state.
The office was created again on 1 August 2021 with Min Aung Hlaing forming a caretaker government.[1]
List of officeholders
- Political parties
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- Other affiliations
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Lifespan) |
Term of office | Political party | Ref. | |||
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| Start | End | Duration | ||||||
Union of Burma (1948–1974) | ||||||||
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U Nu ဦးနု (1907–1995) |
4 January 1948 | 12 June 1956 (Resigned) |
8 years, 160 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | ||
| 2 | 
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Ba Swe ဘဆွေ (1915–1987) |
12 June 1956 | 1 March 1957 | 262 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | ||
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U Nu ဦးနု (1907–1995) |
1 March 1957 | 29 October 1958[a] | 1 year, 242 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | ||
| 3 | 
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Ne Win နေဝင်း (1911–2002) |
29 October 1958 | 4 April 1960[b] | 1 year, 158 days | Military | ||
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U Nu ဦးနု (1907–1995) |
4 April 1960 | 2 March 1962 (Deposed in a coup) |
1 year, 332 days | Union Party (Clean Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League) |
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| (3) |
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Ne Win နေဝင်း (1911–2002) |
2 March 1962 | 4 March 1974 | 12 years, 2 days | Military / Burma Socialist Programme Party |
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Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988) | ||||||||
| 4 | 
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Sein Win စိန်ဝင်း (1919–1993) |
4 March 1974 | 29 March 1977[c] | 3 years, 25 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | ||
| 5 |
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Maung Maung Kha မောင်မောင်ခ (1920–1995) |
29 March 1977 | 26 July 1988 (Resigned) |
11 years, 119 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | ||
| 6 |
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Tun Tin ထွန်းတင် (1920–2020) |
26 July 1988 | 18 September 1988 (Deposed in a coup) |
54 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | [2] | |
Union of Burma / Myanmar (1988–2011) | ||||||||
| 7 |
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Saw Maung စောမောင် (1928–1997) |
21 September 1988 | 23 April 1992 (Deposed)[d] |
3 years, 215 days | Military | [3][4][5] | |
| 8 | 
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Than Shwe သန်းရွှေ (born 1933) |
23 April 1992 | 25 August 2003 | 11 years, 124 days | Military / Union Solidarity and Development Association |
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| 9 | 
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Khin Nyunt ခင်ညွန့် (born 1939) |
25 August 2003 | 18 October 2004 (Deposed) |
1 year, 54 days | Military / Union Solidarity and Development Association |
[6] | |
| 10 | 
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Soe Win စိုးဝင်း (1947–2007) |
19 October 2004 | 12 October 2007 (Died in office) |
2 years, 358 days | Military / Union Solidarity and Development Association |
[7] | |
| 11 | 
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Thein Sein သိန်းစိန် (born 1944) |
12 October 2007 | 7 November 2010 | 3 years, 26 days | Military / Union Solidarity and Development Association (until 29 April 2010) |
[8] | |
| Union Solidarity and Development Party (from 8 June 2010) | ||||||||
| Position vacant (7 November 2010 – 30 March 2011) | ||||||||
Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present) | ||||||||
| Position abolished (30 March 2011 – 1 August 2021) | ||||||||
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Min Aung Hlaing မင်းအောင်လှိုင် (born 1956) |
1 August 2021 | 31 July 2025 | 3 years, 364 days | Military | [9][10] | |
| 13 | 
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Nyo Saw ညိုစော (born ?) |
31 July 2025 | Incumbent | 106 days | Military | ||
Prime Minister Of Myanmar Media
PM Narendra Modi meets the Senior General of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Mr. Min Aung Hlaing on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit at Bangkok, in Thailand on April 03, 2025.
Thein Sein, the Prime Minister (later President) meeting Manmohan Singh, the Indian Prime Minister
U Nu, the first ever person to hold the office meeting Mahatma Gandhi during his illness
Incumbent Min Aung Hlaing and the Myanmar Armed Forces, accompanied by his wife Kyu Kyu Hla and a fifteen member high level delegation
The interim Prime Minister Khin Nyunt after his release from house arrest
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Notes
- ↑ Handed over power to the military.
- ↑ Handed back power to the civilian government after the 1960 general election.
- ↑ Removed from office due to the economic problems of the country.
- ↑ Resigned for health reasons, de facto deposed by rival generals.
References
- ↑ "Myanmar Junta Forms Caretaker Government; Min Aung Hlaing is Prime Minister" (in en). VOA. 1 August 2021. https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/myanmar-junta-forms-caretaker-government-min-aung-hlaing-prime-minister.
- ↑ "Burmese Military Officially Takes Reins Of Power". The New York Times. 19 September 1988. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/19/world/burmese-military-officially-takes-reins-of-power.html.
- ↑ "Burmese Military Ousts Chief, Citing Illness". The New York Times. 24 April 1992. https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/24/world/burmese-military-ousts-chief-citing-illness.html.
- ↑ "Saw Maung Is Dead at 68; Led a Brutal Burmese Coup". The New York Times. 27 July 1997. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/27/world/saw-maung-is-dead-at-68-led-a-brutal-burmese-coup.html.
- ↑ Wheeler, Ned (28 July 1997). "Obituary: General Saw Maung". The Independent (London). https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-general-saw-maung-1253020.html.
- ↑ "Burma's prime minister 'arrested'". BBC News. 19 October 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3755052.stm.
- ↑ "Burma prime minister Soe Win dies". BBC News. 12 October 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7041705.stm.
- ↑ Wai Moe (5 May 2010). "Tight Censorship on Reporting USDP". The Irrawaddy. http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=18388. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ↑ "Myanmar military leader takes new title of prime minister in caretaker government – state media". Reuters. 1 August 2021. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/myanmar-military-leader-takes-new-title-prime-minister-caretaker-government-2021-08-01/. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ "Myanmar army ruler takes prime minister role, again pledges elections" (in en). Reuters. 1 August 2021. https://www.reuters.com/article/myanmar-politics-int-idUSKBN2F20W6. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
