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Min Aung Hlaing

1956 - Today

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Min Aung Hlaing (Burmese: မင်းအောင်လှိုင်; pronounced [mɪ́ɰ̃ àʊɰ̃ l̥àɪɰ̃]; born 3 July 1956) is a Burmese army general who has ruled Myanmar as the chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) since seizing power in the February 2021 coup d'état. He additionally appointed himself Prime Minister of Myanmar in August 2021, and assumed presidential duties in July 2024. He has led the Tatmadaw (armed forces of Myanmar), an independent branch of government, as the Commander-in-chief of Defence Services since March 2011, when he was handpicked to succeed longtime military ruler Senior General Than Shwe, who transferred leadership over the country to a civilian government upon retiring. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Min Aung Hlaing has received more than 2,705,151 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Min Aung Hlaing is the 4,670th most popular politician (up from 5,277th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (down from 11th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Burmese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Min Aung Hlaing ranks 4,670 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Tianzuo of Liao, Mohamed Boudiaf, Argishti I of Urartu, Denis Thatcher, Al-Mustansir Billah, and Joseph Bech. After him are Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse, Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria, Conrad, Duke of Lorraine, István Széchenyi, Quintus Hortensius, and Ashraf Pahlavi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Min Aung Hlaing ranks 47. Before him are Eric Roberts, Marc Dutroux, Alexey Pajitnov, Danny Boyle, Larry Bird, and Steve Harris. After him are Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Guido van Rossum, Anthony Bourdain, Ian Curtis, Bakir Izetbegović, and Michael Biehn.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), Min Aung Hlaing ranks 12 out of 40. Before him are Thein Sein (1944), Ne Win (1910), Than Shwe (1933), Alaungpaya (1714), Peter Townsend (1914), and Win Myint (1951). After him are Anawrahta (1015), Htin Kyaw (1946), Diana Abgar (1859), Thibaw Min (1859), Tabinshwehti (1516), and Mindon Min (1808).

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Among POLITICIANS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among politicians born in Myanmar (Burma), Min Aung Hlaing ranks 10. Before him are U Nu (1907), Thein Sein (1944), Ne Win (1910), Than Shwe (1933), Alaungpaya (1714), and Win Myint (1951). After him are Anawrahta (1015), Htin Kyaw (1946), Diana Abgar (1859), Thibaw Min (1859), Tabinshwehti (1516), and Mindon Min (1808).

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