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Myint Swe
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Army officer and former Acting President of Myanmar (1951–2025)
Key facts
- Prime minister
- Min Aung Hlaing
- Vice president
- First Vice President Himself Second Vice President Henry Van Thio
- Preceded by
- Win Myint
- Succeeded by
- Min Aung Hlaing
- State counsellor
- Aung San Suu Kyi
- President
- Htin Kyaw, Himself (acting), Win Myint, Himself (acting), Min Aung Hlaing (Pro Tem)
- Born
- ( 1951-06-24 ) 24 June 1951, Mandalay , Union of Burma
- Died
- 7 August 2025 (2025-08-07) (aged 74) , Naypidaw , Myanmar
- Party
- USDP
- Spouse
- Khin Thet Htay
- Education
- Defence Services Academy
- Awards
- Sado Thiri Thudhamma [ my ]
- Allegiance
- Myanmar
- Branch service
- Tatmadaw Myanmar Army
- Years of service
- 1969–2010
- Rank
- Lieutenant general
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Myanmar
- Place of birth
- Mandalay
- Place of death
- Naypyidaw
- Occupation
- military leader
- Position held
- President of Myanmar
- Educated at
- Defence Services Academy
- Political party
- Union Solidarity and Development Party
- Languages spoken
- Burmese
- Native language
- Burmese
- Religion
- Theravāda
- Conflict
- Myanmar conflict
- Military branch
- Myanmar Army
- Military rank
- lieutenant general
- Image
- Myint Swe (2018-12-13) (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Significant event
- Rohingya conflict
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- date of birth
- 1951-05-24
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- P10632
- Myint Swe
- name in native language
- မြင့်ဆွေ
- ethnic group
- Bamar
- date of death
- 2025-08-07
- end of work period
- 2010-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
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Encyclopedic overview
Myint Swe (24 June 1951 – 7 August 2025) was a Burmese politician and army officer who served as the third first vice president of Myanmar from 2016 until his death in 2025. A member of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), Myint Swe served as acting president of Myanmar in 2018 and again from 2021 to 2025.
Myint Swe was installed as acting president by the Tatmadaw through a coup d'état on 1 February 2021, after which he immediately declared a state of emergency and formally transferred power to coup leader Min Aung Hlaing. Throughout his political career, Myint Swe worked to ensure the Tatmadaw's influence in politics. He was rarely seen in public after the coup, with Min Aung Hlaing serving as the face of the government. Myint Swe's main role in the military government was to formally grant and renew Min Aung Hlaing's emergency powers.
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