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Myanmar (Burma)

Myanmar (Burma)

StaleSovereign state

Myanmar (Burma)

Primary executive

Complete
Min Aung Hlaing
OriginalPresidential Communications Operations Office · MARCELINO PASCUA/Presidential Photo · Public Domain · Original

Min Aung Hlaing

Head of state Active

President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar · Principal · De jure

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026
Executive system
Presidential republic · One primary executive function
Dominant executive office
Head of state
Why this office is primary
Under the 2008 Constitution and the government inaugurated in April 2026, the President is head of state and leads the Union Government; there is no separate Prime Minister in the current constitutional government.

Latest election

Completed

2026 Myanmar presidential election

Apr 3, 2026 · Indirect executive election

Electoral system
The Presidential Electoral College of all Pyidaungsu Hluttaw representatives elected the President by secret ballot from three Vice-Presidential nominees.
Published result
Min Aung Hlaing · 73.5%; Nyo Saw · 21.6%; Nan Ni Ni Aye · 5.0%
President's Office of Myanmar - Presidential election result of 3 April 2026

Current policy issues

  1. 1Peace and a democratic federal UnionPresident's Office of Myanmar - Objectives of the government inaugurated in April 2026
  2. 2Education and public healthPresident's Office of Myanmar - Objectives of the government inaugurated in April 2026
  3. 3Economic recovery, investment and small enterprisesPresident's Office of Myanmar - Objectives of the government inaugurated in April 2026
  4. 4Courts, fairness and rule of lawPresident's Office of Myanmar - Objectives of the government inaugurated in April 2026

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
110
Active in source
100
Historical in source
0
parties shown
100
More parties (88)

Legislature

Partial

House of Representatives

Amyotha Hluttaw

Elections

Partial

2012 Myanmar by-elections

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Apr 1, 2012

Completed

2010 Myanmar general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Nov 7, 2010

Completed

1960 Burmese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Feb 6, 1960

Completed

1956 Burmese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Apr 27, 1956

Completed

1947 Burmese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Apr 9, 1947

Completed

1936 Burmese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Nov 26, 1936

Completed

1932 Burmese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Nov 9, 1932

Completed

1925 Burmese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Nov 17, 1925

Completed

1928 Burmese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

No scheduled election

Planned

1951–52 Burmese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

No scheduled election

Planned

Sources

10

  1. 1President's Office of Myanmar - Presidential election result of 3 April 2026citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2President's Office of Myanmar - President Min Aung Hlaing sworn incitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3President's Office of Myanmar - Notification No. 1/2026 forming the Union Governmentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4President's Office of Myanmar - Transfer of state authority to the constitutional governmentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5President's Office of Myanmar - Third Pyidaungsu Hluttaw in sessioncitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6National Defence and Security Council Office - Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmarcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  7. 7President's Office of Myanmar - Objectives of the government inaugurated in April 2026citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  8. 8President's Office of Myanmarcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  9. 9WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  10. 10Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Southeast Asia

Indonesia. Primary executive: Prabowo Subianto. StaleTimor-Leste. Primary executive: Xanana Gusmão. Head of state: José Ramos-Horta. StaleCambodia. Primary executive: Hun Manet. Head of state: Norodom Sihamoni. StaleThailand. Primary executive: Anutin Charnvirakul. Head of state: Vajiralongkorn. StaleLaos. Primary executive: Thongloun Sisoulith. StaleMyanmar (Burma). Primary executive: Min Aung Hlaing. StaleVietnam. Primary executive: Tô Lâm. StalePhilippines. Primary executive: Bongbong Marcos. StaleMalaysia. Primary executive: Anwar Ibrahim. Head of state: Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor. StaleBrunei. Primary executive: Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei. Stale
Myanmar (Burma)Primary executive: Min Aung HlaingStale
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