{"id":"min-aung-hlaing","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/min-aung-hlaing","language":"en","name":"Min Aung Hlaing","name_en":"Min Aung Hlaing","name_ne":"मिन आङ ह्लाइङ","description":"11th President of Myanmar","headline":"11th President of Myanmar","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Min Aung Hlaing (born 3 July 1956) 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.","summary_more":["Born in Minbu, Min Aung Hlaing studied law at the Rangoon Arts and Science University before joining the military. Rising through its ranks, he became Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services by 2011 and a senior general by 2013. After the 2015 general election saw the National League for Democracy (NLD) assume power, he worked to ensure the military's continued role in politics and forestalled the peace process with ethnic armed organizations. A United Nations fact-finding mission found he orchestrated the Rohingya genocide, for which the International Criminal Court is formally considering issuing an arrest warrant against him. He maintained an adversarial relationship with democratically elected State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi of the NLD, though she defended him against genocide charges. Min Aung Hlaing baselessly claimed widespread voting irregularities and electoral fraud in the 2020 general election, in which the NLD won a landslide re-election. He then seized power from Aung San Suu Kyi in the 2021 coup d'état. With the outbreak of mass protests against his rule, Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations, sparking an ongoing civil war.","Min Aung Hlaing's forces have employed scorched earth tactics in the civil war, including airstrikes on…"],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"3 July 1956","date":"1956-07-03"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3462649#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Minbu","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3826997"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3462649#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Myanmar","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q836"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3462649#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"military officer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189290"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"military leader","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1402561"},{"text":"military personnel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47064"},{"text":"soldier","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4991371"},{"text":"veteran","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193891"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3462649#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Union Solidarity and Development Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1318070"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3462649#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Defence Services Academy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5251261","start":"1974","end":"1977"},{"text":"Basic Education High School No. 1 Latha","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15930283","end":"1972"},{"text":"University of Yangon","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1185947","start":"1973","end":"1974"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3462649#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Kyu Kyu Hla","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106308747"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3462649#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Myanmar (since 22 July 2024 · BS 6 Shrawan 2081 onwards)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q887124","start":"2024-07-22"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Myanmar (since 1 August 2021 · BS 16 Shrawan 2078 onwards)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q852152","start":"2021-08-01"},{"text":"Chairman of the State Administration Council (since 2 February 2021)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105222391","start":"2021-02-02"},{"text":"Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (since 30 March 2011)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49399317","start":"2011-03-30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3462649#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of the White Elephant","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q400287"},{"text":"Order of the Crown of Thailand","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2028885"},{"text":"Medal \"For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms\"","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4287082"},{"text":"Order of Alexander Nevsky","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q612907"},{"text":"Maha Tharay Sithu","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20614060"},{"text":"Sado Maha Thray Sithu","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65336309"},{"text":"Sado Thiri Thudhamma","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113112290"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3462649#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Aung_Hlaing","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3462649"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Min Aung Hlaing born?","a":"Min Aung Hlaing was born on 3 July 1956 in Minbu."},{"q":"What positions has Min Aung Hlaing held?","a":"Positions held by Min Aung Hlaing include: President of Myanmar (since 22 July 2024); Prime Minister of Myanmar (since 1 August 2021); Chairman of the State Administration Council (since 2 February 2021); Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (since 30 March 2011)."},{"q":"Where did Min Aung Hlaing study?","a":"Min Aung Hlaing was educated at Defence Services Academy, Basic Education High School No. 1 Latha, University of Yangon."}],"related":[{"name":"Ne Win","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ne-win"},{"name":"Win Maung","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/win-maung"},{"name":"Maung Maung","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/maung-maung"},{"name":"Ba U","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ba-u"},{"name":"Sao Shwe Thaik","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/sao-shwe-thaik"},{"name":"Myint Swe","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/myint-swe"},{"name":"Thein Sein","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thein-sein"},{"name":"Than Shwe","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/than-shwe"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/min-aung-hlaing-96df044a6d.jpg","width":500,"height":668,"license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","credit":"Zawzawaungthwin","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_Min_Aung_Hlaing_2026_(cropped).jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Min Aung Hlaing","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Aung_Hlaing","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q3462649","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3462649","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: President Min Aung Hlaing 2026 (cropped).jpg by Zawzawaungthwin (CC BY-SA 4.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_Min_Aung_Hlaing_2026_(cropped).jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Min Aung Hlaing, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: President Min Aung Hlaing 2026 (cropped).jpg — Zawzawaungthwin, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Min Aung Hlaing\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/min-aung-hlaing. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T13:59:50Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/min-aung-hlaing","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/min-aung-hlaing","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/min-aung-hlaing?lang=ne"}}