Min Aung Hlaing

Min Aung Hlaing (Burmese: မင်းအောင်လှိုင်; born 3 July 1956) is a Burmese army general who has served as Chairman of the State Administration Council of Myanmar since February 2021, a position which makes him the country's de facto leader. He has also been the commander-in-chief of Defence Services since March 2011. He seized power after overthrowing the elected government led by former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. He reimposed military rule and martial law, ending an nearly ten-year period of civilian rule from March 2011 to February 2021. He served as Joint Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Defence from 2010 to 2011. He is also a member of the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC) chaired by the president of Myanmar. He was promoted to four-star General in 2011 and five-star General in 2013.