Win Myint

Win Myint
ဝင်းမြင့်
Win Myint in 2020
10th President of Myanmar
In office
30 March 2018 – 1 February 2021
Vice PresidentMyint Swe
Henry Van Thio
State CounsellorAung San Suu Kyi
Preceded byHtin Kyaw
Succeeded byMyint Swe (acting)
2nd Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
1 February 2016 – 21 March 2018
DeputyT Khun Myat
Preceded byShwe Mann
Succeeded byT Khun Myat
Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw
for Tamwe Township
In office
1 February 2016 – 23 March 2018
Preceded byLei Lei Win Swe
Member of the Pyithu Hluttaw
for Pathein Township
In office
2 May 2012 – 29 January 2016
Preceded byThan Tun
Succeeded byWai Hlaing Tun
Member-elect of Pyithu Hluttaw (1990)
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyDanubyu Township № 1
Majority20,388 (56%)
Personal details
Born (1951-11-08) 8 November 1951 (age 72)
Nyaung Chaung Village, Danubyu, Union of Burma
Political partyNational League for Democracy
SpouseCho Cho
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Yangon

Win Myint (Burmese: ဝင်းမြင့်; MLCTS: wang: mrang. [wɪ́ɰ̃ mjɪ̰ɰ̃]; born 8 November 1951) is a Burmese politician who served as the 10th president of Myanmar from 2018 to 2021. Win Myint was removed from office in the 2021 coup d'état.[1] He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Myanmar from 2016 to 2018. He also served as a member of parliament in the House of Representatives (Pyithu Hluttaw) from 2012 to 2018.[2][3] Win Myint was viewed as an important ally and of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who served as the head of government.

  1. ^ "Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi 'detained by military', NLD party says". BBC News. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Names of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives announced". Union Election Commission. Government of Myanmar. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  3. ^ Khin Kyaw Han (1 February 2003). "Brief Biographies of Elected MPs". 1990 Multi-party Democracy General Elections. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2012.