Myint Swe

Myint Swe
မြင့်ဆွေ
Acting President of Myanmar
Assumed office
1 February 2021
Vice PresidentHenry Van Thio
SAC Chairman and Prime MinisterMin Aung Hlaing
Preceded byWin Myint
In office
21 March 2018 – 30 March 2018
Vice PresidentHenry Van Thio
State CounsellorAung San Suu Kyi
Preceded byHtin Kyaw
Succeeded byWin Myint
3rd First Vice President of Myanmar
Assumed office
30 March 2016
Serving with Henry Van Thio
PresidentHtin Kyaw
Himself (acting)
Win Myint
Himself (acting)
Preceded bySai Mauk Kham
1st Chief Minister of Yangon Region
In office
30 March 2011 – 30 March 2016
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byPhyo Min Thein
Personal details
Born (1951-05-24) 24 May 1951 (age 72)
Mandalay, Union of Burma (now Myanmar)
CitizenshipBurmese
Political partyUnion Solidarity and Development (USDP)
SpouseKhin Thet Htay
Children2
EducationDefence Services Academy
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Branch/service Myanmar Army
Years of service1971–2010
Rank Lieutenant General

Myint Swe (Burmese: မြင့်ဆွေ; pronounced [mjɪ̰ɰ̃ sʰwè]; born 24 May 1951[2]) is a Burmese politician and retired army general currently serving as Acting President of Myanmar as well as First Vice President.[3][4] He previously served as the acting president after the resignation of President Htin Kyaw on 21 March 2018, and the chief minister of Yangon Region from 30 March 2011 to 30 March 2016. On 30 March 2016, he was sworn in as the vice president of Myanmar. A member of the military proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), he is an ethnic Mon former lieutenant general in the Myanmar Army.[5][6]

Myint Swe was declared acting president by the Tatmadaw (Myanmar's military) in the coup d'état on 1 February 2021, after which he immediately declared a state of emergency and formally transferred power to the coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.[7][8][9][10] Throughout his political career, Myint Swe has worked to ensure the Tatmadaw's influence in politics. He has rarely been seen in public since the coup, with Min Aung Hlaing serving as the face of the government.[11] Myint Swe's main role in the military government has been to formally grant and renew Min Aung Hlaing's emergency powers.

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  4. ^ "Armed rebellion risks break-up of Myanmar: junta-backed president". France 24. 11 September 2021.
  5. ^ "ဒုသမ္မတအဖြစ် ရွေးချယ်တင်မြှောက်ခံရသူ ကိုယ်ရေးအချက်အလက် အကျဉ်း". Myanmar Ahlin. 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  6. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK". Her Majesty's Treasury. UK Government. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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  8. ^ Milko, Victoria (1 February 2021). "Why is the military taking control in the Myanmar coup?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Myanmar Military Seizes Power". The Irrawaddy. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  10. ^ Milko, Victoria; Kurtenbach, Elaine (1 February 2021). "A decade after junta's end, Myanmar military back in control". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Junta watch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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