Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing elected president by pro-military parliament on 3 April 2026

Direct fact

On 3 April 2026, Myanmar’s pro-military parliament elected Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, aged 69, as President, formalising control that began after the February 2021 coup.

Key specifics

• Min Aung Hlaing won the presidency in a parliament dominated by the Union Solidarity and Development Party and armed forces quota legislators.
• The election followed polls held in December 2025 and January 2026.
• He appointed Ye Win Oo, a former intelligence chief, as his successor to lead the Myanmar armed forces.
• The 2021 coup ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains under arrest.
• The source notes that Min Aung Hlaing is 69 years old and the appointment came on 3 April 2026.

Exam lens

Question type: International polity and military rule. TNPSC one-liner: Myanmar’s 3 April 2026 presidential vote made Min Aung Hlaing President, with Ye Win Oo named military chief and the 2021 coup as background.