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Myint Swe

1951 - Today

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Myint Swe (Burmese: မြင့်ဆွေ; pronounced [mjɪ̰ɰ̃ sʰwè]; born 5 June 1950) is a Burmese politician and retired army officer who has been Vice President of Myanmar since 30 March 2016 and previously served as Acting President of Myanmar from 1 February 2021 to 22 July 2024. He also served as the acting president from 21 March 2018 to 30 March 2018 after the resignation of President Htin Kyaw, and the chief minister of Yangon Region from 30 March 2011 to 30 March 2016. A member of the military proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party, he is an ethnic Mon and a former lieutenant general in the Myanmar Army. Myint Swe was declared acting president by the Tatmadaw in the 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Myint Swe is the 3,168th most popular politician (up from 8,889th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (up from 23rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Burmese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Myint Swe ranks 3,168 out of 19,576Before him are Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, William Perry, Intef I, Askar Akayev, and Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld. After him are Israel Katz, Tokugawa Iemitsu, Stefan Uroš V, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Jonathan Apphus, and Nicias.

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Among people born in 1951, Myint Swe ranks 43Before him are Hilda Heine, Mark Hamill, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Thomas Boni Yayi, Prabowo Subianto, and Gordon Brown. After him are Elio Di Rupo, Tommy Hilfiger, Kirstie Alley, Chris Rea, Ben Carson, and Salva Kiir Mayardit.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), Myint Swe ranks 8 out of 40Before him are U Thant (1909), Nick Drake (1948), Aung San (1915), U Nu (1907), Win Myint (1951), and Thein Sein (1944). After him are Min Aung Hlaing (1956), Than Shwe (1933), Bayinnaung (1516), Ne Win (1910), Htin Kyaw (1946), and Alaungpaya (1714).

Among POLITICIANS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among politicians born in Myanmar (Burma), Myint Swe ranks 6Before him are U Thant (1909), Aung San (1915), U Nu (1907), Win Myint (1951), and Thein Sein (1944). After him are Min Aung Hlaing (1956), Than Shwe (1933), Bayinnaung (1516), Ne Win (1910), Htin Kyaw (1946), and Alaungpaya (1714).