Htin Kyaw (: Burmese (Tʰɪ̀ɴ Tɕɔ̀) (Tʰɪ̀ɴ Dʑɔ̀) Burmese President of Myanmar 1962 Coup D'état Min Thu Wun

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Htin Kyaw (Burmese: ထင်က ်, pronounced [tʰɪ̀ɴ tɕɔ̀] or [tʰɪ̀ɴ dʑɔ̀]; born 20 July 1946) is a

Burmese politician, writer, and scholar who served as the 9th President of Myanmar from 2016
to 2018. He was the first elected president to hold the office with no ties to the military since the
1962 coup d'état. The second son of scholar Min Thu Wun, Htin Kyaw had held various
positions in the education, planning and treasury ministries in prior governments.

The ethnic Mon-Bamar politician is viewed as an important ally of the National League for
Democracy leader and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who is constitutionally barred from
the presidency.

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