President of Myanmar

The president of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burmese: နိုင်ငံတော်‌ သမ္မတ; MLCTS: nuing ngam tau samma.ta.) is the head of state and constitutional head of government of Myanmar. The president chairs the National Defence and Security Council and normally leads the Cabinet of Myanmar, the executive branch of the Burmese government, though the military prime minister leads the cabinet under the current state of emergency. The current president is Myint Swe, who assumed the presidency in an acting capacity through a military coup d'état on 1 February 2021. Though a constitutionally powerful position, the presidency is a largely symbolic post under the current military government, with Myint Swe appearing only to rubber-stamp military rule.

President of the
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်‌ သမ္မတ
Incumbent
Myint Swe
Acting
 since 1 February 2021
StyleHis Excellency (formal)
TypeHead of state
Member ofCabinet (normally)
National Defence and Security Council
ResidencePresidential Palace
SeatNaypyidaw
NominatorAssembly of the Union
AppointerPresidential Electoral College
Term lengthFive years,
renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Myanmar
PrecursorGovernor of Burma
Formation4 January 1948
First holderSao Shwe Thaik
DeputyVice President of Myanmar
SalaryK5 million/US$ 2,380 per month
Websitewww.president-office.gov.mm

The president is elected by members of parliament, not by the general population; specifically the Presidential Electoral College, a three-committee body composed of members of parliament, elects the president. Each of the three committees, made up of Amyotha Hluttaw, Pyithu Hluttaw members of parliament, or military-appointed lawmakers, nominates a candidate for presidency.

After the 2015 election, the extraconstitutional post of State Counsellor of Myanmar was created for Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the majority party, the National League for Democracy, because she was ineligible for the presidency. She served as the de facto head of government until she was deposed in the 2021 coup d'état by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing, who created the extraconstitutional posts of chairman of the State Administration Council and prime minister for himself to lead the government.

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