Htin Kyaw
Burmese politician and scholar serving as the 9th President of Myanmar
Htin Kyaw (Burmese: ထင်ကျော်, pronounced: [tʰɪ̀ɴ tɕɔ̀] or [tʰɪ̀ɴ dʑɔ̀]; born 20 July 1946) is a Burmese politician, writer and scholar who served as the ninth President of Myanmar from 30 March 2016 to 21 March 2018. He was the first elected president to hold the office with no ties to the military since the 1962 coup d'état. The second son of scholar Min Thu Wun, Htin Kyaw had held various positions in the education, planning and treasury ministries in prior governments.[1]
Htin Kyaw | |
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ထင်ကျော် | |
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| 9th President of Myanmar | |
| In office 30 March 2016 – 21 March 2018 | |
| State Counsellor | Aung San Suu Kyi |
| Vice President | Myint Swe Henry Van Thio |
| Preceded by | Thein Sein |
| Succeeded by | Win Myint |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1946 Yangon, British Burma |
| Political party | National League for Democracy |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Parents | Min Thu Wun (father) Kyi Kyi (mother) |
| Residence | Presidential Palace |
| Alma mater | Yangon Institute of Economics University of London Arthur D. Little School of Management |
| Website | Government website |
References
change- ↑ "ျမန္မာႏိုင္ငံရဲ႕ ၉ ဦးေျမာက္ ႏိုင္ငံေတာ္သမၼတ". ဗီြအိုေအ. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
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