The list of heads of state of Myanmar comprises all heads of state of the various political entities which have held swaths of territory in what is now Myanmar (Burma) since 1752. Included are relevant colonial and military officials.
Konbaung (1752–1885)
Name Image 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
Portrait 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 GothaHouse of Windsor Edward VIII None 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972 20 January 1936 – 11 December 1936 None House of Windsor George VI Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952 11 December 1936 – 22 June 1948 None House of Windsor
Commissioners and Governors
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
N Portrait Name Term of office Notes Took office Left officeBritish Burma1Arthur Purves Phayre, Chief Commissioner31 January 186216 February 1867Arakan, Tenasserim, and Pegu are united as British ("Lower") Burma (within British India)2Albert Fytche, Chief Commissioner16 February 186718 April 18713Ashley Eden, Chief Commissioner18 April 187114 April 18754Augustus Rivers Thompson, Chief Commissioner14 April 187530 March 1878Acting until 30 April 18775Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Chief Commissioner30 March 18782 July 18806 Charles Bernard, Chief Commissioner2 July 18802 March 1883Acting until 4 April 1882, 1st time7 Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite, Chief Commissioner2 March 188325 September 1886Acting 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)8 Charles Edward Bernard, Chief Commissioner25 September 188612 March 18872nd time9 Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite, Chief Commissioner12 March 188710 December 18902nd time10Alexander Mackenzie, Chief Commissioner10 December 18903 April 189511 Frederick William Richards Fryer, Chief Commissioner3 April 18951 May 189712Frederick William Richards Fryer, Lieutenant Governor1 May 18974 April 190313 Sir Hugh Shakespear Barnes, Lieutenant Governor4 April 19039 May 190514Sir Herbert Thirkell White, Lieutenant Governor9 May 190519 May 191015 Sir Harvey Adamson, Lieutenant Governor19 May 191028 October 1915 – Sir George Shaw, acting Lieutenant Governor15 May 19131 November 1913Acting for Adamson16Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, Lieutenant Governor28 October 191522 September 19171st time17 Walter Francis Rice, acting Lieutenant Governor22 September 191715 February 191818 Sir Reginald Henry Craddock, Lieutenant Governor15 February 191821 December 192219Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, Lieutenant Governor21 December 19222 January 19232nd time20Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, Governor2 January 192320 December 192721Sir Charles Alexander Innes, Governor20 December 192720 December 193222 Sir Hugh Landsdowne Stephenson, Governor20 December 19328 May 193623 Sir Archibald Douglas Cochrane, Governor8 May 19366 May 1941On 1 April 1937, Burma separated from British India, as for provided for in the Government of India Act 193524Sir Reginald Hugh Dorman-Smith, Governor6 May 194131 August 1946From May 1942 until October 1945 in exile at Shimla, British IndiaJapanese Occupation of British Burma25Shōjirō Iida, Military commander20 April 194218 March 1943Commander of the 15th Army26Masakazu Kawabe, Military commander18 March 194330 August 1944Commander of the Japanese Burma Area Army27Heitarō Kimura, Military Commander30 August 194415 August 1945 Allied military administration28Actg. Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Military Governor1 January 1944October 1945Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command29Major general Sir Hubert Elvin Rance, Military governorOctober 194531 August 1946British Burma30Sir Hubert Elvin Rance, Governor31 August 19464 January 1948 Since 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 PortraitRegnal NamePersonal NameReignNotesHirohitoEmperor Shōwa1942 – 1945
Japanese Superintendents (1942–1945) N Name Term of office Took office Left office1 Yoshio Nasu(1897 —1993) 1942 24 July 19422 Haruki Isayama(1894 —1990) 26 July 1942 19423 Eitarō Naka(1893 —1969) 19 August 1942 18 September 19434Gōtarō Ogawa(1876 —1945)19431945
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 Term of office Took office Left office1 Ba Maw 1937 19392 Maung Pu 1939 19403 U Saw 1940 19424 Aung San 1943 19435Ba Maw194319456Sir Paw Tun194519457Tun Oke194519468Sir Paw Tun194619479Aung San 1947194810U Nu19481948
Presidents of Burma/Myanmar (1948–present)
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Union of Burma (1948–1974) Name Portrait Took office Left office Time in office Political Party Presidents of the Union 1 Sao Shwe Thaik 4 January 1948 16 March 1952 Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League 2 Ba U 16 March 1952 13 March 1957 Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League 3 Win Maung 13 March 1957 2 March 1962Deposed in the 1962 coup d'état Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of the Union of Burma — Ne Win 2 March 1962 2 March 1974 Military / Burma Socialist Programme PartySocialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988) Chairman of the Council of State, Presidents of the Republic 4 Ne Win 2 March 1974 9 November 1981Resigned Burma Socialist Programme Party 5 San Yu 9 November 1981 27 July 1988Resigned during the 8888 Uprising Burma Socialist Programme Party 6 Sein Lwin 27 July 1988 12 August 1988 Burma Socialist Programme Party — Aye Ko 12 August 1988 19 August 1988 Burma Socialist Programme Party 7 Maung Maung 19 August 1988 18 September 1988Deposed in a coup d'état during the 8888 Uprising Burma Socialist Programme PartyUnion of Burma/Myanmar (1988–2011) Chairmen of the State Law and Order Restoration Council — Saw Maung 18 September 1988 23 April 1992Removed from office due to ill health Military — Than Shwe 23 April 1992 15 November 1997 Military Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Than Shwe 15 November 1997 30 March 2011Handed over power to the civilian government after the 2010 general election MilitaryRepublic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present) Presidents of the Republic 8 Thein Sein 30 March 2011 30 March 2016 Union Solidarity and Development Party 9 Htin Kyaw 30 March 2016 21 March 2018 National League for Democracy — Myint Swe 21 March 2018 30 March 2018 Union Solidarity and Development Party 10 Win Myint 30 March 2018 1 February 2021 National League for Democracy — Myint Swe 1 February 2021 7 August 2025 Union Solidarity and Development Party — Min Aung Hlaing 22 July 2024 10 April 2026 Military11Min Aung Hlaing (1956–)10 April 2026IncumbentIndependent
Chairmen of the Burma Socialist Programme Party (1962–1988) Name Portrait Took office Left office Time in office Notes 1 Ne Win 4 July 1962 23 July 1988 Also Chairman of the Union Revolutionary Council (1962–1974), Prime Minister (1962–1974) and President (1974–1981). 2 Sein Lwin 26 July 1988 12 August 1988 Also President (1988). 3 Maung Maung 19 August 1988 18 September 1988 Also President (1988).
See also Myanmar Politics of Myanmar List of Burmese monarchs List of colonial governors of Burma List of heads of state of Myanmar since 1948 President of Myanmar Vice President of Myanmar Prime Minister of Myanmar State Counsellor of Myanmar Lists of Incumbents
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