{"id":"win-myint","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/win-myint","language":"en","name":"Win Myint","name_en":"Win Myint","name_ne":null,"description":"10th President of Myanmar","headline":"10th President of Myanmar","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Win Myint, commonly known as U Win Myint, 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 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.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"8 November 1951","date":"1951-11-08"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8023642#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Danubyu","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3015755"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8023642#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Myanmar","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q836"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8023642#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8023642#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"National League for Democracy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q849603"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8023642#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Yangon","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1185947"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8023642#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Cho Cho","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51095882"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8023642#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Myanmar (since 16 April 2021 · BS 3 Baisakh 2078 onwards)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q887124","start":"2021-04-16"},{"text":"President of Myanmar (30 March 2018 – 1 February 2021)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q887124","start":"2018-03-30","end":"2021-02-01"},{"text":"Speaker of the House of Representatives of Myanmar (1 February 2016 – 21 March 2018)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20992087","start":"2016-02-01","end":"2018-03-21"},{"text":"Member of the House of Representatives of Burma","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21290856"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8023642#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Win_Myint","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8023642"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Win Myint born?","a":"Win Myint was born on 8 November 1951 in Danubyu."},{"q":"What positions has Win Myint held?","a":"Positions held by Win Myint include: President of Myanmar (since 16 April 2021); President of Myanmar (2018–2021); Speaker of the House of Representatives of Myanmar (2016–2018); Member of the House of Representatives of Burma."},{"q":"Where did Win Myint study?","a":"Win Myint was educated at 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":"Min Aung Hlaing","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/min-aung-hlaing"},{"name":"Ba U","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ba-u"},{"name":"Sao Shwe Thaik","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/sao-shwe-thaik"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/win-myint-8949e8c5f7.jpg","width":500,"height":756,"license":"CC BY 4.0","credit":"GOV JP","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Win_Myint_2017_cropped.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Win Myint","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Win_Myint","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q8023642","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8023642","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Win Myint 2017 cropped.jpg by GOV JP (CC BY 4.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Win_Myint_2017_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 Win Myint, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Win Myint 2017 cropped.jpg — GOV JP, CC BY 4.0.","cite":"\"Win Myint\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/win-myint. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T06:59:19Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/win-myint","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/win-myint","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/win-myint?lang=ne"}}