List of heads of state of Myanmar

Konbaung (1752–1885)

Name	Reign From	Reign Until	Relationship with predecessor(s)
Alaungpaya	29 February 1752	11 May 1760	Founder
Naungdawgyi	11 May 1760	28 November 1763	Eldest Son of Alaungpaya
Hsinbyushin	28 November 1763	10 June 1776	Brother of Naungdawgyi and Second eldest son of Alaungpaya
Singu	10 June 1776	6 February 1782	Son of Hsinbyushin
Phaungka	6 February 1782	11 February 1782	Son of Naungdawgyi and cousin brother of Singu
Bodawpaya	11 February 1782	5 June 1819	Uncle; Alaungpaya's fourth son
Bagyidaw	5 June 1819	15 April 1837	Grandson of Bodawpaya
Tharrawaddy	15 April 1837	17 November 1846	Brother of Bagyidaw and grandson of Bodawpaya
Pagan	17 November 1846	18 February 1853	Son of Tharrawaddy Min
Mindon	18 February 1853	1 October 1878	Half Brother of Pagan Min (son of Tharrawaddy Min)
Thibaw	1 October 1878	29 November 1885	Son of Mindon Min

British rule in Burma

Name	Consort	Lifespan	Reign	Imperial Durbar	House
Victoria	None	24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901	1 May 1876 – 22 January 1901	1 January 1877 (represented by Lord Lytton)	House of Hanover
Edward VII	Alexandra of Denmark	9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910	22 January 1901 – 6 May 1910	1 January 1903 (represented by Lord Curzon of Kedleston)	House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
George V	Mary of Teck	3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936	6 May 1910 – 20 January 1936	12 December 1911	House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1910–1917) House of Windsor (1917–1936)
Edward VIII	None	23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972	20 January 1936 – 11 December 1936	None^[a]	House of Windsor
George VI	Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon	14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952	11 December 1936 – 22 June 1948	None^[b]	House of Windsor

Commissioners and Governors

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Notes
British Burma
31 January 1862 to 16 February 1867		Arthur Purves Phayre, Chief Commissioner	Arakan, Tenasserim, and Pegu are united as British ("Lower") Burma (within British India)
16 February 1867 to 18 April 1871		Albert Fytche, Chief Commissioner
18 April 1871 to 14 April 1875		Ashley Eden, Chief Commissioner
14 April 1875 to 30 March 1878		Augustus Rivers Thompson, Chief Commissioner	Acting until 30 April 1877
30 March 1878 to 2 July 1880		Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Chief Commissioner
2 July 1880 to 2 March 1883		Charles Bernard, Chief Commissioner	Acting until 4 April 1882, 1st time
2 March 1883 to 25 September 1886		Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite, Chief Commissioner	Acting until 28 February 1884, 1st time. On 1 January 1886, as a result of the Third Anglo-Burmese War, remnant of Kingdom of Awa ("Upper Burma") annexed to British Burma (within British India). On 26 February 1886, Upper and Lower Burma united as Burma (within British India)
25 September 1886 to 12 March 1887		Charles Edward Bernard, Chief Commissioner	2nd time
12 March 1887 to 10 December 1890		Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite, Chief Commissioner	2nd time
10 December 1890 to 3 April 1895		Alexander Mackenzie, Chief Commissioner
3 April 1895 to 1 May 1897		Frederick William Richards Fryer, Chief Commissioner
1 May 1897 to 4 April 1903		Frederick William Richards Fryer, Lieutenant Governor
4 April 1903 to 9 May 1905		Sir Hugh Shakespear Barnes, Lieutenant Governor
9 May 1905 to 19 May 1910		Sir Herbert Thirkell White, Lieutenant Governor
19 May 1910 to 28 October 1915		Sir Harvey Adamson, Lieutenant Governor
15 May 1913 to 1 November 1913		Sir George Shaw, acting Lieutenant Governor	Acting for Adamson
28 October 1915 to 22 September 1917		Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, Lieutenant Governor	1st time
22 September 1917 to 15 February 1918		Walter Francis Rice, acting Lieutenant Governor
15 February 1918 to 21 December 1922		Sir Reginald Henry Craddock, Lieutenant Governor
21 December 1922 to 2 January 1923		Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, Lieutenant Governor	2nd time
2 January 1923 to 20 December 1927		Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, Governor
20 December 1927 to 20 December 1932		Sir Charles Alexander Innes, Governor
20 December 1932 to 8 May 1936		Sir Hugh Landsdowne Stephenson, Governor
8 May 1936 to 6 May 1941		Sir Archibald Douglas Cochrane, Governor	On 1 April 1937, Burma separated from British India, as for provided for in the Government of India Act 1935
6 May 1941 to 31 August 1946		Sir Reginald Hugh Dorman-Smith, Governor	From May 1942 until October 1945 in exile at Shimla, British India
Japanese Occupation of British Burma
20 April 1942 to 18 March 1943		Shōjirō Iida, Military commander	Commander of the 15th Army
18 March 1943 to 30 August 1944		Masakazu Kawabe, Military commander	Commander of the Japanese Burma Area Army
30 August 1944 to 15 August 1945		Heitarō Kimura, Military Commander	Commander of the Japanese Burma Area Army
Allied military administration
1 January 1944 to October 1945		Actg. Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Military Governor	Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command
October 1945 to 31 August 1946		Major general Sir Hubert Elvin Rance, Military governor
British Burma
31 August 1946 to 4 January 1948		Sir Hubert Elvin Rance, Governor
4 January 1948	Burma gains independence as Union of Burma, as provided for in the Burma Independence Act 1947 and the Burmese Declaration of Independence

Japanese occupation of Burma

#	Reign	Regnal Name	Personal Name	Notes
1	1942 to 1945	Emperor Shōwa	Hirohito

Japanese Superintendents (1942–1945)

N	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office
N	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office
1	Yoshio Nasu (1897 —1993)	1942	24 July 1942
2	Haruki Isayama (1894 —1990)	26 July 1942	1942
3	Eitarō Naka (1893 —1969)	19 August 1942	18 September 1943
4	Gōtarō Ogawa (1876 —1945)	1943	1945

Saharat Thai Doem Authorities

Thai Military governor in Kengtung and Möngpan

Dec 1942–1945 Phin Choonhavan (b. 1891 - d. 1973)

Chairmen of the Burma (1937–1948)

N	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office
N	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office
1		Ba Maw	1937	1939
2		Maung Pu	1939	1940
3		U Saw	1940	1942
4		Aung San	1943	1943
5		Ba Maw	1943	1945
6		Sir Paw Tun	1945	1945
7		Tun Oke	1945	1946
8		Sir Paw Tun	1946	1947
9		Aung San	1947	1948
10		U Nu	1948	1948

Presidents of Burma/Myanmar (1948–present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Union of Burma (1948–1974) [edit]
No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Picture	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Party
Presidents of the Union
	1	Sao Shwe Thaik (1895–1962)		4 January 1948	16 March 1952	4 years, 72 days	Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
	2	Ba U (1887–1963)		16 March 1952	13 March 1957	4 years, 362 days	Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
	3	Win Maung (1916–1989)		13 March 1957	2 March 1962^[2]	4 years, 354 days	Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
Chairman of the Union Revolutionary Council
	—	Ne Win (1911–2002)		2 March 1962	2 March 1974	12 years, 0 days	Military / Burma Socialist Programme Party
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988) [edit]
Presidents of the Republic
	4	Ne Win (1911–2002)		2 March 1974	9 November 1981^[3]	7 years, 252 days	Burma Socialist Programme Party
	5	San Yu (1918–1996)		9 November 1981	27 July 1988^[4]	6 years, 261 days	Burma Socialist Programme Party
	6	Sein Lwin (1923–2004)		27 July 1988	12 August 1988^[4]	16 days	Burma Socialist Programme Party
	—	Aye Ko (1921–2006) Acting President		12 August 1988	19 August 1988	7 days	Burma Socialist Programme Party
	7	Maung Maung (1925–1994)		19 August 1988	18 September 1988^[5]	30 days	Burma Socialist Programme Party
Union of Burma/Myanmar (1988–2011) [edit]
Chairmen of the State Law and Order Restoration Council
	—	Saw Maung (1928–1997)		18 September 1988	23 April 1992^[6]	3 years, 218 days	Military
	—	Than Shwe (1933–)		23 April 1992	15 November 1997	5 years, 206 days	Military
		Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
		Than Shwe (1933–)		15 November 1997	30 March 2011^[7]	13 years, 135 days	Military
Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present) [edit]
Presidents of the Republic
	8	Thein Sein (1945–)		30 March 2011	30 March 2016	5 years, 0 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party
	9	Htin Kyaw (1946–)		30 March 2016	21 March 2018	1 year, 356 days	National League for Democracy
	—	Myint Swe (1951–) Acting President		21 March 2018	30 March 2018	9 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party
	10	Win Myint (1951–)		30 March 2018	1 February 2021	2 years, 308 days	National League for Democracy
	—	Myint Swe (1951–) Acting President		1 February 2021	22 July 2024	3 years, 172 days	Union Solidarity and Development Party
	—	Min Aung Hlaing (1956–) Acting President		22 July 2024	Incumbent	126 days	Military

Chairmen of the Burma Socialist Programme Party (1962–1988)

	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Notes
1	Ne Win (1911–2002)	4 July 1962	23 July 1988^[4]	26 years, 19 days	Also Chairman of the Union Revolutionary Council (1962–1974), Prime Minister (1962–1974) and President (1974–1981).
2	Sein Lwin (1923–2004)	26 July 1988	12 August 1988^[4]	17 days	Also President (1988).
3	Maung Maung (1925–1994)	19 August 1988	18 September 1988^[5]	30 days	Also President (1988).

Notes

^ Edward VIII abdicated after less than one year of reign.
^ A durbar was deemed expensive and impractical due to poverty and demands for independence.^[1]

References

^ Vickers, Hugo (2006), Elizabeth: The Queen Mother, Arrow Books/Random House, p. 175, ISBN 978-0-09-947662-7
^ Deposed in the 1962 coup d'état
^ Resigned
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Resigned during the 8888 Uprising
^ ^a ^b Deposed in a coup d'état during the 8888 Uprising
^ Removed from office due to ill health
^ Handed over power to the civilian government after the 2010 general election

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[1] Edward VIII abdicated after less than one year of reign.

[3] A durbar was deemed expensive and impractical due to poverty and demands for independence.^[1]

[2] Vickers, Hugo (2006), Elizabeth: The Queen Mother, Arrow Books/Random House, p. 175, ISBN 978-0-09-947662-7

[4] Deposed in the 1962 coup d'état

[5] Resigned

[uprising-6] Resigned during the 8888 Uprising

[1988_coup-7] Deposed in a coup d'état during the 8888 Uprising

[8] Removed from office due to ill health

[9] Handed over power to the civilian government after the 2010 general election

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List of heads of state of Myanmar

Konbaung (1752–1885)

British rule in Burma

Commissioners and Governors

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Japanese Superintendents (1942–1945)

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Thai Military governor in Kengtung and Möngpan

Chairmen of the Burma (1937–1948)

Presidents of Burma/Myanmar (1948–present)

Union of Burma (1948–1974)

Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988)

Union of Burma/Myanmar (1988–2011)

Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present)

Chairmen of the Burma Socialist Programme Party (1962–1988)

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