Min Aung Hlaing, born in Tavoy (now Dawei), Myanmar, on July 3, 1956, is a military officer who seized power in a 2021 coup as commander in chief of the Tatmadaw (Myanmar’s armed forces). He led the country’s military government and in March 2026 became president of Myanmar following a military-controlled transition.
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