The chairman of the State Administration Council (Burmese: နိုင်ငံတော်စီမံအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးကောင်စီဥက္ကဋ္ဌ) is the head of Myanmar's ruling military junta, established in the 2021 coup d'état. Min Aung Hlaing is the current holder of the office, and also serves as the prime minister of the Provisional Government.[3][4][5][6]
| Chairman of the State Administration Council | |
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| နိုင်ငံတော်စီမံအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးကောင်စီဥက္ကဋ္ဌ | |
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| State Administration Council | |
| Type | Military junta leader |
| Abbreviation | SAC Chairman |
| Reports to | Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services |
| Residence | Presidential Palace[1] |
| Seat | Naypyidaw |
| Appointer | Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services[2] exercising emergency powers |
| Term length | Concurrent with the state of emergency |
| Constituting instrument | CinCDS Order No (9/2021)[2] |
| Precursor | State Counsellor |
| Formation | 2 February 2021 |
| First holder | Min Aung Hlaing |
| Deputy | Vice Chairman |
Background
editOn 1 February 2021, the Tatmadaw (military of Myanmar) launched a coup on the democratically elected members of Myanmar's ruling party, the National League for Democracy.[7] The leader of the coup, Min Aung Hlaing, became the de facto leader of the state after the coup.[8] A day after the coup, Min Aung Hlaing formalized his leadership by forming the State Administration Council, in which he assumed office as the chairman.[9]
Powers
editAs Min Aung Hlaing concurrently held office as the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces, he has the right to exercise legislative, judicative, and executive powers. His chairman office exercises his legislative power.[9]
Chairman
edit| Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Deputy(s) | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
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Min Aung Hlaing (born 1956) |
2 February 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 287 days | Soe Win |
Vice Chairman
edit| Vice Chairman of the State Administration Council | |
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| State Administration Council | |
| Type | Military junta deputy leader |
| Abbreviation | SAC Vice Chairman |
| Reports to | Chairman |
| Seat | Naypyidaw |
| Appointer | Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services[2] exercising emergency powers |
| Term length | Concurrent with the state of emergency |
| Constituting instrument | CinCDS Order No (9/2021)[2] |
| Formation | 2 February 2021 |
| First holder | Soe Win |
The Vice Chairman of the State Administration Council is the junta's second-ranked official.
| Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Chairman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
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Soe Win (born 1960) |
2 February 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 287 days | Min Aung Hlaing |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Min Aung Hlaing's Mania for the Presidency Is Alive and Well—and May Soon Bear Fruit". The Irrawaddy. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
Right after the coup, [Min Aung Hlaing] moved straight into the Presidential Residence.
- ^ a b c d "Order No (9/2021), Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). The Global New Light of Myanmar. 3 February 2021. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Myanmar army ruler takes prime minister role, again pledges elections". Reuters. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Sixth coordination meeting on COVID-19 prevention, control and treatment held; Chairman of State Administration Council Prime Minister of Caretaker Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing delivers address". 2 August 2021.
- ^ "State Administration Council Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing addresses Council meeting 13/2021". 8 August 2021.
- ^ "SAC Chairman Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing delivers". 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Myanmar military seizes power, detains elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi". news.trust.org. Reuters. 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Myanmar coup: Aung San Suu Kyi detained as military seizes control". BBC News. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Myanmar military announces new State Administration Council". The Myanmar Times. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.