Min Aung Hlaing

Min Aung Hlaing

11th President of Myanmar

Min Aung Hlaing is a Burmese politician and retired military officer who has been the 11th president of Myanmar since April 2026, having ruled the country continuously since seizing power in February 2021 through a military coup d'état against the elected government. Prior to the start of his nominally civilian presidency, he was a military ruler under various titles. He was appointed the commander-in-chief of Defence Services—the leader of the Tatmadaw—in 2011 and remained in that post through the period of military rule, until stepping down in 2026 to become the president.

Also known as...Senior General Maha Thray Sithu Min Aung Hlaing, Senior General Maha Thray Sithu Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing, Maha Thray Sithu Min Aung Hlaing, Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing, Maha Thray Sithu Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing, General Min Aung Hlaing, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, U Min Aung Hlaing, Min Ong Lai, Senior General U Min Aung Hlaing, General U Min Aung Hlaing, Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing, President Min Aung Hlaing, and Acting President Min Aung Hlaing
Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence cut

Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence cut Myanmar junta reduces Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence and frees former President Win Myint in a mass amnesty.