Min Aung Hlaing

Min Aung Hlaing (born 3 July 1956) is a Burmese army general. He became the acting President of Myanmar in 2024. He was the 13th Prime Minister of Myanmar from 2021 until 2025. He appointed himself as the Chairman of the State Administration Council since 2 February 2021. He has been accused of corruption many times during his military career.

In February 2021, he removed the elected government led by ''de facto'' leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power in a coup d'état on 1 February 2021.

He was Joint Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Defence from 2010 to 2011. He is also a member of the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC) chaired by the president of Myanmar. He was promoted to four-star General in 2011 and five-star General in 2013.

2020 election
In November 2020, Min Aung Hlaing questioned if the results of the 2020 election were reliable. On 5 November, his military rank was promoted to be equal to that of Vice President of Myanmar. After voting in the 2020 election, Min Aung Hlaing said he would accept the election results. He lost the election and called the election a fraud. 

On 27 January 2021, Min Aung Hlaing said he was thinking about a coup d'état and remove the Constitution, if allegations of voter fraud during last year’s election were not investigated. These comments sparked concern about another potential coup in the country. The next day, the Union Election Commission said there was no claims to voter fraud. On 29 January, the military said they would protest the election results.

2021 military coup and national's ruler

On 1 February, Min Aung Hlaing led the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, one day before the democratically-elected members of parliament were scheduled to be sworn in as members of the Assembly of the Union. The following day, he created the State Administration Council as the country's interim ruling body. He also removed Aung San Suu Kyi from power and made himself State Leader of Myanmar.

Six months after the coup, on 1 August 2021, Min Aung Hlaing replaced SAC with a caretaker government and established himself as the country's prime minister.
However, he has not been recognized by the international community as legal leader of the country.

On November 27, 2024, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court filed a request for an arrest warrant against Min Aung Hlaing for alleged crimes against humanity.

Personal life
Min Aung Hlaing is married to Kyu Kyu Hla, a retired lecturer. He has 3 children, including son Aung Pyae Sone and daughter Khin Thiri Thet Mon.

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Category:1956 births
Category:Living people
Category:Prime ministers of Myanmar
Category:Burmese generals
Category:Current national leaders
Category:Dictators
Category:Presidents of Myanmar