| Prime Minister of Myanmar | |
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| နိုင်ငံတော်ဝန်ကြီးချုပ် | |
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| Style | His Excellency(formal) |
| Type | Head of government |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Reports to | President of Myanmar |
| Seat | Nay Pyi Taw |
| Nominator | National Defence and Security Council |
| Appointer | Acting President |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | Section 427(a) of 2008 Constitution |
| Precursor | Premier ofBritish Crown Colony of Burma |
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| First holder | U Nu |
| Abolished | 30 March 2011 (2011-03-30) (first) |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
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Theprime minister of Myanmar (Burmese:မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်,MLCTS:mranmounghaṅ wan kri khuup.) is thehead of government ofMyanmar. The incumbent prime minister isNyo Saw, appointed byActing PresidentMin Aung Hlaing on 31 July 2025.
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The position of prime minister was created in 1948, with the adoption of theBurmese Declaration of Independence from theUnited Kingdom. Since then, eleven people have held the office (with two of them doing so on multiple occasions). Due to the country's long period of military rule, it has not been uncommon for the prime minister to be a serving (or recently retired)military officer.
The actual power of the prime minister has considerably varied over time, differing based on who holds the office. In 2004, a power struggle between the then–head of state, Senior GeneralThan Shwe, chairman of theState Peace and Development Council, and his prime minister, GeneralKhin Nyunt, led to his dismissal and arrest.
The position was abolished on 30 March 2011, according to the currentConstitution (adopted in2008). It provided that thepresident is both the head of state and head of government. But after the2015 general election, asAung San Suu Kyi was constitutionally barred from becomingPresident, an office namedState Counsellor, functionally identical to that of prime minister, was established for her on 6 April 2016.
On 1 August 2021,State Administration Council formed the caretaker government andchairman of SAC became prime minister.[1][2]
On the night of 30 July 2025,Min Aung Hlaing celebrated a dinner as something tribute to his administration and cabinet. The next morning, he transferred his premiership toNyo Saw.
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| Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1962–1988) | ||
| Union of Burma / Myanmar (1988–2011) | ||
| Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present) |
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