List of prime ministers of Myanmar
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- Top left: U Nu was the first prime minister of the Union of Burma.
- Top right: Ne Win was the longest-served Prime Minister who turned the Union into military dictatorship.
- Bottom left: Thein Sein is considered as a reformist leader in the post-junta government.
- Botton right: Nyo Saw is the current prime minister.
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This article lists the prime ministers of Myanmar (also known as Burma) since the Burmese Declaration of Independence in 1948.
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–present: Prime Minister of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
List of officeholders
- Political parties
Union Party (Clean AFPFL)
- Other affiliations
| 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 | ||
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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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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) | ||||||||
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Sein Win စိန်ဝင်း (1919–1993) |
4 March 1974 | 29 March 1977[c] | 3 years, 25 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | ||
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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 | [1] | |
Union of Burma / Myanmar (1988–2011) | ||||||||
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Saw Maung စောမောင် (1928–1997) |
21 September 1988 | 23 April 1992 (Deposed)[d] |
3 years, 215 days | Military | [2][3][4] | |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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) |
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| 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 | [8][9] | |
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Nyo Saw ညိုစော (born ?) |
31 July 2025 | Incumbent | 20 days | Independent | [10] | |
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.
- ^ Resigned for health reasons, de facto deposed by rival generals.
References
- ^ "Burmese Military Officially Takes Reins Of Power". The New York Times. 19 September 1988.
- ^ "Burmese Military Ousts Chief, Citing Illness". The New York Times. 24 April 1992.
- ^ "Saw Maung Is Dead at 68; Led a Brutal Burmese Coup". The New York Times. 27 July 1997.
- ^ Wheeler, Ned (28 July 1997). "Obituary: General Saw Maung". The Independent. London.
- ^ "Burma's prime minister 'arrested'". BBC News. 19 October 2004.
- ^ "Burma prime minister Soe Win dies". BBC News. 12 October 2007.
- ^ Wai Moe (5 May 2010). "Tight Censorship on Reporting USDP". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "Myanmar military leader takes new title of prime minister in caretaker government – state media". Reuters. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Myanmar army ruler takes prime minister role, again pledges elections". Reuters. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Myanmar junta lifts emergency rules, paving way for elections". The Straits Times. 31 July 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
External links
| Union of Burma (1948–1962) | | |
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| Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1962–1988) | ||
| Union of Burma / Myanmar (1988–2011) | ||
| Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present) |
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