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Key facts
- State counsellor
- Aung San Suu Kyi
- Vice president
- First Vice President Myint Swe Second Vice President Henry Van Thio
- Preceded by
- Htin Kyaw
- Succeeded by
- Min Aung Hlaing
- Deputy
- T Khun Myat
- Constituency
- Tamwe Township
- Majority
- 20,388 (56%)
- Born
- ( 1951-11-08 ) 8 November 1951 (age 74) , Nyaung Chaung Village, Danubyu , Union of Burma
- Party
- National League for Democracy
- Spouse
- Cho Cho
- Alma mater
- University of Yangon
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Myanmar
- Place of birth
- Danubyu
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- President of Myanmar
- Educated at
- University of Yangon
- Political party
- National League for Democracy
- Image
- Win Myint 2017 cropped.jpg
- Work location
- Naypyidaw
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- date of birth
- 1951-11-08
- name in native language
- ဝင်းမြင့်
- hair style / hair length
- comb over
- Commons category
- Win Myint
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- ethnic group
- Bamar
- P10632
- Win Myint
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Encyclopedic overview
Win Myint (born 8 November 1951) is a Burmese politician and diplomat who served as the tenth president of Myanmar from 2018 to 2021, when he was removed from office in the 2021 coup d'état. He was the speaker of the House of Representatives from 2016 to 2018. He also served as a member of parliament in the House of Representatives (Pyithu Hluttaw) from 2012 to 2018. Win Myint was viewed as an important ally of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. He spent five years in prison after his arrest in the coup, until being pardoned by coup leader Min Aung Hlaing in 2026.
Early life and education
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