Thein Sein

Thein Sein
သိန်းစိန်
Thein Sein in 2013
8th President of Myanmar
In office
30 March 2011 – 30 March 2016
Vice PresidentTin Aung Myint Oo
Sai Mauk Kham
Nyan Tun
Preceded byThan Shwe (Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council)
Succeeded byHtin Kyaw
Prime Minister of Myanmar
In office
12 October 2007 – 7 November 2010
Acting: April 2007 – 12 October 2007
LeaderThan Shwe
Preceded bySoe Win
Succeeded byMin Aung Hlaing (2021)
Secretary 1 of the State Peace and Development Council
In office
19 October 2004 – 12 October 2007
Preceded bySoe Win
Succeeded byTin Aung Myint Oo
Secretary 2 of the State Peace and Development Council
In office
25 August 2003 – 19 October 2004
Preceded bySoe Win
Succeeded byTin Aung Myint Oo
Member of Parliament
for Zabuthiri
In office
31 January 2011 – 30 March 2011
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded bySanda Min
Majority65,620 (91.2%)
Personal details
Born (1944-04-20) 20 April 1944 (age 80)
Kyounku, Burma (now Myanmar)
Political partyUnion Solidarity and Development Party (2010–2016)
SpouseKhin Khin Win
Children3
Alma materDefence Services Academy
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Branch/service Myanmar Army
Years of service1968–2010
Rank General

Thein Sein (Burmese: သိန်းစိန်; IPA: [θéɪɰ̃ sèɪɰ̃]; born 20 April 1944) is a Burmese politician and retired military general who served as the 9th President of Myanmar from 2011 to 2016. He previously served as prime minister from 2007 to 2010, and was considered by many in and outside Myanmar as a reformist leader in the post-junta government.[1]

His government undertook a series of political reforms including some deregulation of the country's censored media, releasing many political prisoners and halting the country's controversial large Chinese-led hydro-power project. The developments that followed included Myanmar's appointment to chair ASEAN in 2014, improved relations with the United States, the release of Aung San Suu Kyi – his 2015 general election rival – from house arrest, and the reinstatement of major opposition party National League for Democracy (NLD) in the by-election held on 1 April 2012.[2]

  1. ^ Ba Kaung (15 August 2011). "Will Naypyidaw's Olive Branch Bear Fruit?". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  2. ^ "One Year of Myanmar's Thein Sein Government: Background and Outlook of Reforms". KUDO Toshihiro. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.