Htin Kyaw, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Htin Kyaw

Burmese politician and scholar serving as the 9th President of Myanmar

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1946

Place of Birth: Kungyangon Township, Myanmar

Profession: writer, politician, economist

Nationality: Myanmar

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Htin Kyaw (Burmese: ????????, pronounced [t??`? t??`] or [t??`? d??`]; born 20 July 1946) is a Burmese politician, writer and scholar who served as the 9th President of Myanmar from 30 March 2016 to 21 March 2018.
He was the first elected president to hold the office with no ties to the military since the 1962 coup d'état.
The second son of scholar Min Thu Wun, Htin Kyaw had held various positions in the education, planning and treasury ministries in prior governments. The ethnic Mon-Bamar politician is viewed as an important ally of the National League for Democracy leader and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who is constitutionally barred from the presidency.