Htin Kyaw

U Htin Kyaw
ထင်ကျော်
9th President of Myanmar
In office 30 March 2016 – 21 March 2018
State Counsellor	Aung San Suu Kyi
Vice President	Myint Swe Henry Van Thio
Preceded by	Thein Sein
Succeeded by	Win Myint
Personal details
Born	(1946-07-20) 20 July 1946 Yangon, British Burma
Political party	National League for Democracy
Spouse(s)	Su Su Lwin ​ (m. 1973)​
Parents	Min Thu Wun (father) Kyi Kyi (mother)
Residence	Presidential Palace
Alma mater	Yangon Institute of Economics University of London Arthur D. Little School of Management
Website	Government website

Htin Kyaw (Burmese: ထင်ကျော်, pronounced: [tʰɪ̀ɴ tɕɔ̀] or [tʰɪ̀ɴ dʑɔ̀]; born 20 July 1946) is a Burmese politician, writer and scholar who served as the ninth President of Myanmar from 30 March 2016 to 21 March 2018. He was the first elected president to hold the office with no ties to the military since the 1962 coup d'état. The second son of scholar Min Thu Wun, Htin Kyaw had held various positions in the education, planning and treasury ministries in prior governments.

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