Prime Minister of Myanmar
| Prime Minister of Myanmar | |
|---|---|
| မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် ဝန်ကြီးချုပ် | |
since 1 August 2021 | |
| Style | His Excellency (formal) |
| Type | Head of government |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Reports to | State Administration Council |
| Residence | Presidential Palace |
| Seat | Naypyidaw |
| Appointer | State Administration Council |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | SAC Order No 152/2021 |
| Precursor | Premier of British Crown Colony of Burma |
| Formation |
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| First holder | U Nu |
| Abolished | 30 March 2011 (first) |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
| Myanmar portal |
The prime minister of Myanmar (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်; MLCTS: mranmounghaṅ wan kri khuup.) is the head of government of Myanmar. The post was re-established in 2021 by the State Administration Council (SAC), the country's ruling military junta, to lead its nominally-civilian provisional government. The provisional government is subject to the decision-making of the SAC; additionally, there is significant overlap in the membership of both bodies. There is no provision for a prime minister in the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, with the president being the constitutional head of government. The current prime minister is Min Aung Hlaing, who is also the leader of the junta and the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services. The post had been used by previous military governments, as recently as 2011.