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 | |
|---|---|
| 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
On 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
As 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
| Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Term of office | Deputy(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
_(cropped_3).jpg) | Min Aung Hlaing (born 1956) | 2 February 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 85 days | Soe Win |
Vice Chairman
| Vice Chairman of the State Administration Council | |
|---|---|
| | |
| 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 | |||
 | Soe Win (born 1961) | 2 February 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 85 days | Min Aung Hlaing |