Biographical Information

1. Name: H.E. U Min Aung Hlaing
2. Present Appointment: President
3. Religion: Buddhist
4. Military Education:
•          Defence Services Academy (B.Sc.)
•          Command and General Staff College
•          National Defence College (M.A. in Defence Studies)
5. Previous Assignments:
•          Various postings in infantry regiments
•          Instructor, Command and General Staff College
•          Commander, Light Infantry Division
•          Commandant, Defence Services Academy
•          Chairman, Rakhine State Peace and Development Council (2004–2005), concurrently Commander, Western Command
•          Chairman, Eastern Shan State Peace and Development Council (2005–2008), concurrently Commander, Triangle Region Command
•          Commander, Bureau of Special Operations
•          Chief of General Staff (Army, Navy and Air Force)
•          Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (2011–2026)
•          Chairman, State Administration Council (2021–2025)
•          Prime Minister of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2021–2025)
•          Chairman, State Security and Peace Commission (July 2025–March 2026)
•          Acting President (August 2025–March 2026)
•          President (10 April 2026–present)
6. Domestic Honorary Awards and Medals:
•          Thingaha (2012)
•          Thray Sithu (2012)
•          Maha Thray Sithu (2017)
•          Thado Maha Thray Sithu (2022)
•          Thado Thiri Thudhamma (2022)
•          Agga Maha Thiri Thudhamma (2026)
•          Agga Maha Thray Sithu (2026)
7. Religious Honours:
•          Title of Maha Mingala Dhamma Jotika Dhaja, Young Men’s Buddhist Association (YMBA), 2019
•          Title of Thadoe Thiri Agga Maha Mingala Jotika, YMBA, 2020
•          Title of Agga Maha Mingala Dhammjotikadhaja, YMBA, 2020
8. International Honorary Awards and Medals:
•          Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Awards & Medicals Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand (2013)
•          Honorary Malaysian Armed Forces Order for Valour (First Degree), Gallant Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces (2013)
•          Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant (Thailand) (2018)
•          Honoris Causa (Honourable Doctor), Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences (2020)
•          Honorary Professor, Russian Military University (2021)
•          Order of Alexander Nevsky (Russia) (2023)
•          Honorary Doctor of Public Administration (DPA Honoris Causa), University of Yangon (2026)
9. Marital Status: Married
10. Children: One daughter and one son
11. Hobbies: Reading, playing golf, and walking

 (Latest Update July 3, 2026)