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Htin Kyaw in 2016, photo by Kremlin.ru, Russia-ASEAN
Place of Birth: Rangoon, British Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar)
Date of Birth: 20 July, 1946
Ethnicity: Burmese [Bamar, Mon]
Htin Kyaw is a Burmese politician, writer, and scholar. He served as President of Myanmar, from 30 March, 2016 to 21 March, 2018.
He is the son of Kyi Kyi and Min Thu Wun, a poet, writer, and scholar, who helped launch a new age literary movement called Khit-San, Testing the Times, in Burma. He is married to politician Su Su Lwin.
Htin Kyaw’s paternal grandfather was named Lwan Pin.
Htin Kyaw’s paternal grandmother was named Mi.