List of prime ministers of Myanmar
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This article lists the prime ministers of Myanmar (also known as Burma) since the Burmese Declaration of Independence in 1948.
- Top left: U Nu was the first prime minister of the Union of Burma.
- Top right: Ne Win turned the Union into a dictatorship.
- Bottom left: Thein Sein is considered as a reformist leader in the post-junta government.
- Botton right: Min Aung Hlaing is the current prime minister.
Titles
- 1948–1962: Prime Minister of the Union of Burma
- 1962–1974: Chairman of the Revolutionary Government of the Union of Burma
- 1974–1988: Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
- 1988–2011: Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar
- 2021 : Chairman of the Management Committee of the State Administration Council of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
- 2021–present: Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Prime ministers of Burma / Myanmar (1948–present)
Summarize
Perspective
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
Union of Burma (1948–1974) | ||||||
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) | ||||||
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) | ||||||
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) | ||||||
Position abolished (30 March 2011 – 1 August 2021) | ||||||
12 | ![]() |
Min Aung Hlaing မင်းအောင်လှိုင် (born 1956) |
1 August 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 202 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
- Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar
- State Counsellor of Myanmar
- Chairman of the State Administration Council
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.
References
External links
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