First Lady of Myanmar
| First Lady of Myanmar | |
|---|---|
| မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ၏ ပထမလေဒီ | |
since 22 July 2024 | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Residence | Presidential Palace, Naypyidaw |
| Inaugural holder | Sao Nang Hearn Kham |
| Formation | 4 January 1948 |
First Lady of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ၏ ပထမလေဒီ, romanized: myanmarninengan eat pahtam lay de) is the title held by the wife of the president or the head of the state. The first lady is also the patron of the Myanmar Women Affairs.
The current first lady Khin Thet Htay (spouse of president Myint Swe) assumed the role in an acting capacity on 1 February 2021.
List of first ladies of Myanmar
[edit]| # | Name | Picture | President/Head of State | Take Office | Left Office | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Nang Hearn Kham | .jpg)
|
Sao Shwe Thaik | 4 January 1948 | 12 March 1952 | 1529 |
| 2 | Khin Saw Oo (daughter of Ba U)[1] | Ba U | 16 March 1952 | 13 March 1957 | 1823 | |
| 3 | Mya May | 
|
Win Maung | 13 March 1957 | 2 March 1962 | 1815 |
| 4 | Khin May Than | 
|
Ne Win | 2 March 1962 | 30 September 1972 | 3865 |
| 5 | Ni Ni Myint | 3 April 1973 | ||||
| 6 | June Rose Bellamy[2] | .png)
|
24 December 1976 | 1 May 1977 | 128 | |
| 5 | Ni Ni Myint | 5 December 2002 | ||||
| 7 | Than Shein | San Yu | 9 November 1981 | 27 July 1988 | 2452 | |
| 8 | Shwe Tin | Sein Lwin | ||||
| 9 | Khin May Hnin | Maung Maung | 19 August 1988 | 18 September 1988 | 30 | |
| 10 | Aye Yee | Saw Maung | ||||
| 11 | Kyaing Kyaing | 
|
Than Shwe | 23 April 1992 | 30 March 2011 | 6915 |
| 12 | Khin Khin Win | 
|
Thein Sein | 30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 1827 |
| 13 | Su Su Lwin | 
|
Htin Kyaw | 30 March 2016 | 21 March 2018 | 721 |
| – | Khin Thet Htay (Acting) |
Myint Swe | 21 March 2018 | 30 March 2018 | 9 | |
| 14 | Cho Cho[3] | 
|
Win Myint | 30 March 2018 | 1 February 2021 | 1039 |
| – | Khin Thet Htay (Acting) |
Myint Swe | 1 February 2021 | 22 July 2024 | 1295 | |
| – | Kyu Kyu Hla (Acting) |
Min Aung Hlaing | 22 July 2024 | Incumbent | 28 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "မြန်မာပြည်က ပထမလေဒီ၊ ဦးသျှောင်တို့ရဲ့ မဟေသီများ".
- ^ Bayin, Anne (3 September 2019). "Lunch with a Myanmar Princess". The Irrawaddy.
- ^ "President U Win Myint, First Lady Daw Cho Cho attend 71st Chin National Day celebrations". Myanmar President Office.
"Sao Shwe Thaik's first presidential address to the nation, on January 4, 1948"
Leaders of Myanmar (Burma)
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