State Administration Council

The State Administration Council (Burmese: နိုင်ငံတော်စီမံအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးကောင်စီ; abbreviated SAC or နစက) is the military junta currently governing Myanmar, established by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing following the February 2021 coup d'état and the declaration of a state of emergency by the National Defence and Security Council. Under the constitution, the Commander-in-Chief holds absolute legislative, executive, and judicial power during a state of emergency. Min Aung Hlaing has delegated his legislative power to the SAC, which he chairs. It has formed a provisional administration, also led by Min Aung Hlaing as Prime Minister of Myanmar.

State Administration Council
နိုင်ငံတော်စီမံအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးကောင်စီ
Overview
Established2 February 2021 (2021-02-02)
StateMyanmar
LeaderChairman (Min Aung Hlaing)
Appointed byCommander-in-Chief of Defence Services exercising emergency powers
Responsible toCommander-in-Chief of Defence Services
WebsiteOfficial website

The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) has designated the SAC as a "terrorist group", and SAC's legitimacy is contested by the competing National Unity Government of Myanmar (NUG).

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